Ashwood Care Centre

Updated 21 November 2020

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 coronavirus pandemic we are conducting a thematic review of infection control and prevention measures in care homes.

The service was selected to take part in this thematic review which is seeking to identify examples of good practice in infection prevention and control.

This inspection took place on 12 November 2020 and was announced.

Updated 21 November 2020

We carried out an unannounced focussed inspection of Ashwood Care Centre on 3 January 2019. Our inspection was prompted due to receiving concerns relating to staffing levels, staff competencies, and a decline in care quality. We also had concerns regarding the information received from the service in response to a safeguarding incident.

To address the concerns, we inspected the key questions of Safe and Well-Led. At the inspection we did not find evidence to indicate a full inspection of all five key questions was required, so these were not inspected. Our previous inspection in April 2018, found the service to be rated as Good in all key questions, and Good overall. At this inspection, we have found that the evidence supported the continued rating of Good, for Safe and Well-Led.

One recommendation has been made regarding medicines management on the ground floor of the home. This was because this was the only floor of the home where there were shortfalls in the medicines record keeping. The registered manager provided assurances that the identified shortfalls would be addressed and explained what action would be taken.

Ashwood Care Centre is a purpose-built care home. People in care homes receive accommodation and nursing or personal care as a single package, under one contractual agreement. CQC regulates both the premises and the care provided, and both were looked at during this focussed inspection.

Ashwood Care Centre provides accommodation and personal care for up to 82 people. At the time of our visit, there were 74 people using the service. The home is split over three floors, with each floor having two units. The units were known as ‘households’.

There was a registered manager in post. A registered manager is a person who has registered with the Care Quality Commission to manage the service. Like registered providers, they are ‘registered persons’. Registered persons have legal responsibility for meeting the requirements in the Health and Social Care Act 2008 and associated Regulations about how the service is run.

This inspection report is written in a shorter format because our overall rating of the service has not changed since our last inspection.

Further information is in the detailed findings below.