Meadowcare Home

Updated 18 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.

This was a targeted inspection looking at the infection prevention and control measures the provider has 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 08 February 2022 and was announced.

Updated 18 February 2022

About the service

Meadowcare Home is a care home providing accommodation, nursing and personal care for up to 34 people. At the time of the inspection there were 29 people living at the home. The home is a converted and extended building with rooms over four floors.

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

There had been significant improvements following the inspection of March 2021. We saw positive changes had been made to the home’s infection control procedures. Staffing levels had been reviewed and increased. Quality assurance processes had improved.

The provider had systems in place to safeguard people from the risk of abuse and staff knew how to respond to possible safeguarding concerns. There were also systems in place to identify and manage risks. Medicines were managed and administered safely. Safe recruitment procedures were in place.

The provider monitored the quality and safety of the service. They asked for people's views and took account of their feedback to further improve the service. The provider understood and acted on their responsibilities under the duty of candour. The staff worked in partnership with other services to ensure people received appropriate care.

Rating at last inspection and update

The last rating for this service was Requires Improvement (published 22 April 2021). There were breaches of regulation. At this inspection we found improvements had been made and the provider was no longer in breach of regulations.

Why we inspected

We carried out an inspection of this service on 11 and 15 March 2021. Breaches of legal requirements were found. The provider completed an action plan after the last inspection to show what they would do and by when to improve safe care and treatment.

We undertook this focused inspection to check the provider had followed their action plan and to confirm they now met legal requirements. This report only covers our findings in relation to the Key Questions Safe and Well-led which contain those requirements.

The ratings from the previous comprehensive inspection for those key questions not looked at on this occasion were used in calculating the overall rating at this inspection. The overall rating for the service has improved to Good. This is based on the findings at this inspection.

You can read the report from our last comprehensive inspection, by selecting the ‘all reports’ link for Meadowcare Home on our website at www.cqc.org.uk.

Follow up

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