Background to this inspection
Updated
26 February 2022
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 COVID-19 pandemic we are looking at how services manage infection control and visiting arrangements. This was a targeted inspection looking at the infection prevention and control measures the provider had in place. We also asked the provider about any staffing pressures the service was experiencing and whether this was having an impact on the service.
This inspection took place on 14 February 2022 and was announced. We gave the service one days’ notice of the inspection.
Updated
26 February 2022
About the service:
¿ Newgate lane is a care home. People in care homes receive accommodation and personal care as single package under one contractual agreement. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) regulates both the premises and the care provided. Both were looked at during this inspection.
¿ The service provides accommodation and care for up to four adults with learning disabilities. At the time of this inspection there were 4 people living at the service.
¿ The service applied the principles and values that underpin Registering the Right support and other best practice guidance. This ensures that people could live as full a life as possible and achieve the best possible outcomes. The principles reflect the need for people with learning disabilities and / or autism to live meaning full lives that include control over their own lives, choice and independence.
¿ Newgate lane is part of a national organisation called Community Integrated Care which is a social care charity.
People’s experience of using this service:
¿ People received safe and effective care from staff who understood how to recognise and report issues of concern and potential abuse.
¿ The provider had effective systems in place to maintain staff’s skills and knowledge through training and development.
¿ Systems and processes were in place to monitor the quality of the service provision and to make any necessary improvements when shortfalls were identified.
¿ Peoples care plans were detailed and contained sufficient information for staff to help them meet people’s needs.
Rating at last inspection:
¿ At our last inspection, we rated the service good (report published 2nd January 2017). At this inspection, we found the evidence continued to support the rating of good and there was no evidence or information from our inspection and ongoing monitoring that demonstrated serious risks or concerns. This inspection report is written in a shorter format because the overall rating of the service has not changed since the last inspection.
Why we inspected:
¿ This was a planned inspection based on the rating at the last inspection. The service remained rated good overall.
Follow up:
¿ We will continue to monitor intelligence we receive about the service until we return to visit as per our re-inspection programme. If any concerning information is received we may inspect sooner
For more details, please see the full report which is on the CQC website at www.cqc.org.uk