Beehive

Updated 17 November 2023

The inspection

We carried out this inspection under Section 60 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (the Act) as part of our regulatory functions. We checked whether the provider was meeting the legal requirements and regulations associated with the Act. We looked at the overall quality of the service and provided a rating for the service under the Health and Social Care Act 2008.

Inspection team

The inspection was carried out by 1 inspector.

Service and service type

Beehive is a ‘care home’. People in care homes receive accommodation and nursing and/or personal care as a single package under one contractual agreement dependent on their registration with us. Beehive is a care home without nursing care. CQC regulates both the premises and the care provided, and both were looked at during this inspection.

Registered Manager

This provider is required to have a registered manager to oversee the delivery of regulated activities at this location. A registered manager is a person who has registered with the Care Quality Commission to manage the service. Registered managers and providers are legally responsible for how the service is run, for the quality and safety of the care provided and compliance with regulations.

At the time of our inspection there was a registered manager in post.

Notice of inspection

The inspection was unannounced and took place on 30th October 2023 and 7th November 2023.

What we did before the inspection

We reviewed the information we already held about the service and provider. This included registration information and notifications. A notification is information about important events, which the provider is required to tell us about by law. We used all of this information to plan our inspection.

The provider was not asked to complete a Provider Information Return (PIR) prior to this inspection. A PIR is information providers send us to give some key information about the service, what the service does well and improvements they plan to make.

During the inspection.

During the inspection, we spoke with the registered manager, 5 staff, 3 people and 2 relatives. We also observed interaction between staff and people. We reviewed documents and records that related to people’s care and the management of the service. We reviewed 4 care plans, which included risk assessments. We also looked at other documents such as medicine management, training, supervision and quality assurance records.

Updated 17 November 2023

We expect health and social care providers to guarantee people with a learning disability and autistic people respect, equality, dignity, choices and independence and good access to local communities that most people take for granted. ‘Right support, right care, right culture’ is the guidance CQC follows to make assessments and judgements about services supporting people with a learning disability and autistic people and providers must have regard to it.

About the service

Beehive is a residential care home providing accommodation with personal care for up to 6 people living with a learning disability. At the time of this inspection, 5 people were living at the service. People living in the home have their own bedrooms and there are shared communal spaces, including lounges, a kitchen and a garden area.

People’s experience of using this service and what we found

Right Support

Staff had completed mandatory training to perform their role effectively. Staff felt supported in their roles. People were supported to eat a balanced diet and were able to choose what they ate. People had access to health care professionals. Care plans were in place for people, which set out how to meet their needs in a person-centred way. Information was provided to people in a way that was accessible to them. People were supported to maintain relationships with family and friends.

Right Care

Risk assessments were in place to ensure risks to people were minimised. Medicines were being managed safely. Systems were in place to protect people from the risk of abuse. There were enough staff working at the service to support people safely. The provider had robust staff recruitment practices in place. Infection control and prevention systems were in place. Accidents and incidents were reviewed to see if any lessons could be learnt from them. Staff were kind and caring to people. Staff understood how to support people in a way that promoted their privacy, independence and dignity. The service sought to meet people's needs in relation to equality and diversity.

Right culture

Quality assurance systems were in place to ensure shortfalls could be identified and action taken to ensure people were safe at all times. Staff told us there was an open and positive culture at the service. People were supported to express their views. 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.

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

Rating at last inspection

This service was registered with us on 3 May 2023 and this was the first inspection.

Why we inspected

This inspection was prompted by a review of the information we held about this service.

Follow up

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