Archived: Midfield Lodge

Updated 13 February 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 14 January and was unannounced.

Updated 13 February 2021

About the service: Midfield Lodge provides accommodation for older people, some of whom may have nursing needs or live with dementia. The service can accommodate up to 60 people. On the day of our inspection visit there were 48 people living at the service.

People’s experience of using this service:

• People at this service were well cared for by dedicated staff. People benefited from good nursing care. Care planning was of good quality and regularly reviewed.

• People using the service were relaxed with staff and the way staff interacted with people had a positive effect on their well-being.

• People’s feedback was consistently positive about the care, support and staff. People particularly liked the home because of the caring staff employed. One person told us, “It’s very good here; the carers are very, very good.”

• People were supported to have 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.

• Staff were well trained and supported by management. There were sufficient staff, but some people spoke of having to wait on occasion. Once activities staff are recruited as planned this will enhance people’s social needs. Particularly those supported in their rooms.

• The environment was being maintained with furniture, curtains and flooring being replaced. One boiler that effected some radiators was imminently to be repaired.

• We fed back areas for further development that included ensuring all areas of the service were clean, along with ensuring mobile heaters do not pose a scald risk. Signage could be better improved, and decoration of corridors would help people living with dementia navigate their way around.

Rating at last inspection: We rated Midfield Lodge as overall good and published our report on 18 August 2016.

Why we inspected: This was a scheduled inspection based on previous rating.

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