Priors Hall Care Home

Priors Hall is a residential care home providing the regulated activity of personal care to up to 66 people. The service provides support to older people and people living with dementia. At the time of our inspection there were 41 people using the service.

People’s experience of the service and what we found:

The leadership of the service instilled a person-centred culture where people achieved good outcomes. People, staff and professionals felt the home was well-led. Governance systems were in place to identify risks and drive forward high-quality care to help people to meet their aspirations of greater independence. People and staff took part in regular reviews which led to continual improvements. Staff felt valued and supported by the management team and said this helped them to ensure people felt valued also.

Risks to people’s safety were assessed and mitigated. People chose where they wanted to take positive risks to improve their independence. People were supported to take their medicines safely and were empowered to work towards doing this without support. Staff felt confident to recognise and report potential signs of abuse. People were not subject to unlawful restrictions. The home was clean and free from malodours throughout. Staff were safely recruited.

People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests; the policies and systems in the service supported this practice.

Staff received training to enable them to support people effectively. The provider gave staff opportunities to complete enhanced training. The building was laid out in a way which promoted people’s privacy and independence but gave opportunities for communal engagement.

Staff were kind and caring. People were supported to direct their own care and choose how they wished to spend their time. Each person had identified their goals and aspirations and staff helped them to work towards these.

For more details, please see the full report which is on the CQC website at www.cqc.org.uk

Rating at last inspection

The service was registered with us on 3 November 2022 and this is the first inspection.

Why we inspected

The inspection was prompted in part due to concerns received about medicine management and staffing concerns. A decision was made for us to inspect and examine those risks. We found no evidence during this inspection that people were at risk of harm from this concern.

Follow Up

We will continue to monitor information we receive about the service, which will help inform when we next inspect.