Updated 8 May 2024
Homeleigh is a 'care home' providing accommodation and personal care to older and younger adults with a diagnosis of either mental health and/or learning disability and autism. At the time of our inspection there were 15 people living at the home. Three people were in receipt of the regulated activity personal care. The inspection was prompted by concerns received from the local authority about fire safety. The home had also been inspected in June 2023 and had been rated requires improvement with breaches for person centred care, safe care and treatment, premises and equipment and good governance. A decision was made to inspect the home to follow up on the breaches at the last inspection. We carried out an unannounced visit on 19 and 20 June 2024. The assessment was carried out by 3 inspectors. We looked at 33 quality statements across the 5 key questions of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led. The home has been rated requires improvement. The home was still in breach for medicines and good governance. Audits had not been effective at identifying shortfalls in medicines management and we still had concerns about the condition of the building. Other improvements had been made. A consistent management team was in place and people’s care had improved. Care was now person centred and people were supported to achieve their goals. Infection prevention and control (IPC) measures had improved. In instances where CQC have decided to take civil or criminal enforcement action against a provider, we will publish this information on our website after any representations and/ or appeals have been concluded. We have assessed the home against ‘Right support, right care, right culture guidance to make judgments about whether the provider guaranteed people with a learning disability and autistic people respect, equality, dignity, choices, independence and good access to local communities that most people take for granted.