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Archived: Edenside

Overall: Good read more about inspection ratings

Bridge Lane, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 8HY (01768) 242040

Provided and run by:
Cumbria County Council

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Background to this inspection

Updated 8 August 2019

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. This inspection was planned to check 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.

Inspection team

The inspection team consisted of one adult social care inspector.

Service and Service type

Edenside is a ‘care home’. People in care homes receive accommodation and nursing or personal care as 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.

What we did before the inspection

We reviewed the information we had received about Edenside since the last inspection. We contacted the local authority and Healthwatch to request feedback about the service. Healthwatch is an independent consumer champion that gathers and represents the views of the public about health and social care services in England.

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

We spoke with four people using the service and three relatives. We also spoke with the registered manager, and four care staff including supervisors.

We read two care plans, two staff recruitment files, and a variety of records relating to the quality and safety of the service.

After the inspection

We were sent additional information about staff training.

Overall inspection

Good

Updated 8 August 2019

Edenside is a residential care home that provides personal care to four people at the time of the inspection. The service Edenside was flooded and was relocated to the current premises. There will be no new admissions to the current location.

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

People were supported by kind and caring staff who knew them well. Comments from relatives included, “The care is second to none” and, “We are extremely pleased with the care, they do everything very well.”

The premises were temporary accommodation, therefore not purpose-built and the décor was tired in places. The home was, however, clean and well maintained.

People felt safe and staff were trained and knowledgeable about safeguarding procedures.

Medicines were managed safely.

Care was person centred and people’s needs were responded to promptly.

People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible; the policies and systems in the service supported this practice.

Systems were in place to monitor the quality and safety of the service and the staff and relatives found the manager helpful and approachable.

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 of this service was good (published 29 November 2016).

Why we inspected

This was a planned inspection based on the previous rating

Follow up

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