1 Fengates Road

Updated 30 June 2022

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 Care Act 2014.

As part of this inspection we looked at the infection control and prevention measures in place. This was conducted so we can understand the preparedness of the service in preventing or managing an infection outbreak, and to identify good practice we can share with other services.

Inspection team

One Inspector and an Expert by Experience carried out the inspection. An Expert by Experience is a person who has personal experience of using or caring for someone who uses this type of care service.

Service and service type

1 Fengates Road is a '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 inspection.

The service had a manager registered with the Care Quality Commission. This means that they and the provider are legally responsible for how the service is run and for the quality and safety of the care provided.

Notice of inspection

This inspection was unannounced.

What we did before inspection

We reviewed information we had received about the service since the last inspection. We used the

information the provider sent us in the provider information return (PIR). This is information providers are required to send us annually with key information about their service, what they do well, and improvements they plan to make. We used all this information to plan our inspection.

During the inspection

We spoke with three people who used the service about their experience of the care provided and we spent time observing people receive care and support. We spoke with three members of staff including the registered manager, and support workers. We reviewed a range of records. This included two people's care records and multiple medication records. We looked at two staff files in relation to recruitment and staff supervision. A variety of records relating to the management of the service, including policies and procedures were reviewed.

After the inspection

We spoke to three relatives of people who lived at 1 Fengates Road about their experience of the care provided. We spoke to two health and social care professionals who worked alongside the service. We continued to seek clarification from the provider to validate evidence found. We looked at further care records, training data and quality assurance records.

Updated 30 June 2022

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

1 Fengates Road is a residential care home providing accommodation and personal care for up to six people. At the time of inspection there were six people living there.

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

Right Support

People were encouraged to have control in their daily lives and staff ensured people were able to live as independently as possible. For example, people had been supported to learn new skills such as going out to places of interest without staff support and taking care of their home environment. Risks were managed well to keep people safe while promoting their independence and staff supported people to access healthcare services when they needed them.

Right Care

Staff knew people well and ensured that people received the support they needed to keep them safe and to meet their individual care needs. People's rights were promoted, and they were protected from discrimination. People were treated with dignity and their privacy was respected. Staff were kind and caring. They treated people with respect and encouraged them to make decisions about their care and support. One relative told us, “The staff seem to know [person] very well indeed and they are on the ball. They are all great and I don’t have a bad word to say.”

Right Culture

There was a positive ethos at the service and a culture of empowering people to live the lives they wanted to. People were involved in planning their own care and were encouraged to give their views about the support they received. The support staff provided was flexible to take into account people's needs and preferences.

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 1 December 2020 and this is the first inspection. The last rating for the service under the previous provider was good (published on 24 January 2018).

Why we inspected

We undertook this inspection to assess that the service is applying the principles of ‘Right support right care right culture’.

Follow up

We will continue to monitor information we receive about the service until we return to visit as per our re-inspection programme. If we receive any concerning information we may inspect sooner.