Archived: Blossom Hill Care Home

Updated 13 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 the coronavirus pandemic we are looking at the preparedness of care homes in relation to infection prevention and control. This was a targeted inspection looking at the infection control and prevention measures the provider has in place.

This inspection took place on 3 March 2021 and was announced.

Updated 13 March 2021

Blossom Hill Care Home is a residential care home providing personal and nursing care to 40 people aged 65 and over at the time of the inspection. The service can support up to 40 people in one large adapted building.

We found the following examples of good practice:

The home had sufficient supplies of appropriate PPE which was stored hygienically and kept safe and staff were provided with separate areas to put on and take off and dispose of PPE safely.

Staff were careful to maintain social distancing and wore appropriate PPE in line with current government guidance.

Staff demonstrated a good knowledge of how to support people that had tested positive or were showing symptoms of COVID-19.

The senior staff explained the quality systems they had in place to check the service was providing safe care.

All staff, including catering and housekeeping staff had undertaken training in infection prevention and control. This included putting on and taking off PPE, hand hygiene and other Covid-19 related training.

Further information is in the detailed findings below.