We carried out a review of the data available to us about Meadows Park Care Home on 6 July 2023. We have not found evidence that we need to carry out an inspection or reassess our rating at this stage.
This could change at any time if we receive new information. We will continue to monitor data about this service.
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Meadow Park Care Home is a residential care home providing accommodation and 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 40 people using the service.
People’s experience of using this service and what we found
People living at the service were safe. There were systems and processes in place to ensure people were safeguarded from abuse and the risks to their safety were well managed. Staff received appropriate training for their role. There were both environmental and personal risk assessments, and measures identified to reduce risks were in place.
Like many care homes staffing and recruitment had been a challenge for the service during the last year. However, the managers had worked to improve recruitment and people were supported by adequate numbers of staff.
People’s medicines were managed safely, and people were protected from the risks of infection as staff followed safe infection prevention and control practice. There was adequate amounts of personal protective equipment (PPE) available for staff to use, and the provider was following the present government guidelines in relation to wearing PPE.
There were clear processes in place to learn from events at the service to further reduce risks and improve care for people.
People’s needs were assessed using nationally recognised assessment tools to ensure they received the right care. Their nutritional and health needs were well managed. Staff worked with external health professionals to ensure people received appropriate care.
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.
People lived in a well-maintained purpose-built service and were supported by staff who were caring and respectful towards them; they received person centred care. Their privacy, dignity and independence were supported, and people had a say in the way their care was managed.
There were different social activities to reduce the risk of social isolation for people and their friends and relatives were welcomed into the service.
The service was well led, there was a clear management structure in place and comprehensive quality monitoring processes to monitor and continue to improve care for people.
For more details, please see the full report which is on the CQC website at www.cqc.org.uk
Rating at last inspection and update
This service was registered with us on 25 August 2021 and this is the first inspection.
Why we inspected
We undertook this inspection to provide a rating for this service.
We looked at infection prevention and control measures under the Safe key question. We look at this in all care home inspections even if no concerns or risks have been identified. This is to provide assurance that the service can respond to COVID-19 and other infection outbreaks effectively.
Follow up
We will continue to monitor information we receive about the service, which will help inform when we next inspect.