Fairholme

Updated 24 August 2022

We carried out this inspection under Section 60 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 as part of our regulatory functions. This inspection was planned to check whether the provider is meeting the legal requirements and regulations associated with the Health and Social Care Act 2008.

As part of CQC’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic we are looking at how services manage infection control and visiting arrangements. This was a targeted inspection looking at the infection prevention and control measures the provider had in place. We also asked the provider about any staffing pressures the service was experiencing and whether this was having an impact on the service.

This inspection took place on 28 July 2022 and was unannounced.

Updated 24 August 2022

Fairholme is a residential care home which provides personal care for up to 22 people. The service supports people living with mental health needs. At the time of our inspection 21 people were using the service.

We found the following examples of good practice.

¿ Systems were in place to prevent people, staff and visitors from catching and spreading infections.

¿ Additional cleaning of all areas and frequent touch surfaces was being carried out regularly.

¿ People were supported to understand the pandemic and the need for infection prevention and control (IPC) measures, such as staff wearing face masks.

¿ Staff participated in a regular testing programme.

¿ Staff wore appropriate PPE and the service had ample PPE supplies.