10 June 2021
During an inspection looking at part of the service
Auriel Lodge provides nursing and personal care to adults in a care home. The home can support up to three people and at the time of the inspection, one person was using the service.
People’s experience of using this service and what we found
People felt safe in the service. Risk assessments were completed, and appropriate equipment provided to ensure people were safe. Staff knew what actions to take to ensure people were protected from harm.
People were confident that their medicines were managed safely. Staff administered and audited medicines ensuring that people received their medicines as prescribed by their doctors.
The service was clean, and systems were in place to mitigate the impact of Covid-19.
The management structure was clear, and the service worked with health and social care professionals. Staff had a good knowledge of equality and diversity ensuring people were treated without any form of discrimination.
Rating at last inspection
This service was registered with us on 09 April 2019 and this was the first inspection.
Why we inspected
The inspection was prompted in part due to concerns received about infection control and how the service managed the impact of Covid-19. A decision was made for us to inspect and examine those risks.
CQC have introduced targeted inspections to follow up on Warning Notices or to check specific concerns. They do not look at an entire key question, only the part of the key question we are specifically concerned about. Targeted inspections do not change the rating from the previous inspection. This is because they do not assess all areas of a key question.
We found no evidence during this inspection that people were at risk of harm from this concern.
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.