Beaumanor Nursing Home

Updated 11 March 2021

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 care homes with outbreaks of coronavirus, we are conducting reviews to ensure that the Infection Prevention and Control practice was safe and the service was compliant with IPC measures. This was a targeted inspection looking at the IPC practices the provider has in place.

This inspection took place on 16 February 2021 and was unannounced.

Updated 11 March 2021

About the service

Beaumanor Nursing Home is a care home providing personal care and accommodation for up to 53 people. There were 43 people using the service at the time of our inspection.

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

People felt safe living at Beaumanor Nursing Home. Staff knew the process to follow if they felt someone was at risk of abuse and knew their responsibilities to keep people safe from avoidable harm. Risks associated with people’s care had been appropriately assessed and regularly reviewed. Robust procedures were followed when new staff were recruited and there were, on the whole, enough staff on duty to meet people’s needs in a safe way. The registered manager made sure lessons were learned when things went wrong, and the staff team followed the providers infection control policy.

People’s care and support needs were assessed when they first moved into the service and the staff team supported people with their nutrition and hydration. Staff received the training they needed to be able to support the people in their care. People had access to healthcare professionals when they needed it. The premises were fit for purpose, comfortable and homely.

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. The staff team made sure they obtained people’s consent before supporting them with their care and support.

The staff were kind and caring, they treated people with dignity and respect and supported them to make decisions about their care and support.

People’s plans of care had been developed with them or with someone who knew them well. They included information about the person and what, and who was important to them. People’s end of life wishes had been explored.

Systems were in place to regularly monitor the service provided. The staff team felt supported by the registered manager and their thoughts on the service were sought. People using the service and their relatives were asked for their opinion of the service through day to day conversations, meetings and the use of surveys. The registered manager worked in partnership with others to provide people with the care and support they needed.

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

Rating at last inspection

The last rating for this service was good (published 2 May 2017).

Why we inspected

The inspection was prompted in part due to concerns received regarding the use of moving and handling equipment. A decision was made for us to inspect and examine this risk. The information CQC received about the incident indicated concerns about the management of falls from moving and handling equipment. This inspection examined those risks.

We found no evidence during this inspection that people were at risk of harm from this concern. The provider has acted to mitigate the risk, and this has been effective. Please see the safe section of this full report.

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.