We carried out a review of the data available to us about Stourbridge House on 6 July 2023. We have not found evidence that we need to carry out an inspection or reassess our rating at this stage.
This could change at any time if we receive new information. We will continue to monitor data about this service.
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Stourbridge House respite is a residential care home providing personal and nursing care for up to six people aged 13 to 65 years. The service provides short break care, normally overnight and weekend care, only for people with learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder, physical disabilities and sensory Impairment. At the time of inspection, the service was supporting two people with respite care.
The service has been developed and designed in line with the principles and values that underpin Registering the Right Support and other best practice guidance. This ensures that people who use the service can 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 meaningful lives that include control, choice, and independence. People using the service receive planned and co-ordinated person-centred support that is appropriate and inclusive for them.
People’s experience of using this service and what we found
People’s risks were reviewed with people and their relatives. Comprehensive risk assessments were then put in place to mitigate the risks. Care records contained details of the care and support people required. Relatives told us they felt loved ones were safe at the service.
Controlled medicines were not routinely signed in to the controlled medicines book by the required two members of staff.
The service supported people with their independent living skills, where people would undertake an ASDAN (Award scheme development and accreditation network). This included people learning to make a drink or packed lunch by themselves.
The service had a new sensory room, where there was furniture, sensory room lighting and sensory room equipment for people. The service had a sensory shower which had a sensory light for people to use.
All relatives felt that staff were caring and treated their family members with dignity and respect.
Peoples care files contained a communication care plan and emotional behaviour care plan, that detailed people’s personal preferences and needs when communicating. Relatives confirmed people’s communication needs were met by the service.
The quality of the service was monitored through robust governance processes, where the registered manager completed comprehensive weekly and monthly audits to ensure the safe delivery of the service.
People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests; the policies and systems in the service supported this practice.
The service applied the principles and values of Registering the Right Support and other best practice
guidance. These ensure that people who use the service can live as full a life as possible and achieve the best possible outcomes that include control, choice and independence.
The outcomes for people using the service reflected the principles and values of Registering the Right Support by promoting choice and control, independence and inclusion. People's support focused on them having as many opportunities as possible for them to gain new skills and become more independent.
For more details, please see the full report which is on the CQC website at www.cqc.org.uk
Rating at last inspection
This service was registered with us on 01/04/2019 and this is the first inspection.
Why we inspected
This was a planned inspection based on our published timescales.
Follow up
We will continue to monitor information we receive about the service until we return to visit as per our re-inspection programme. If we receive any concerning information we may inspect sooner.