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What the CQC found at Jasna Gora Residential Care Home
Rated Good: inspectors found the home performing well and meeting their expectations.
- Safe?
- Good
- Inspectors were assured that infection risks were managed through safe visiting, testing, personal protective equipment, hygiene, social distancing and outbreak procedures.
- Effective?
- Good
- This question was not assessed in this targeted inspection.
- Caring?
- Good
- This question was not assessed in this targeted inspection.
- Responsive?
- Good
- This question was not assessed in this targeted inspection.
- Well-led?
- Good
- This question was not assessed in this targeted inspection.
What inspectors found, March 2022
Jasna Gora Residential Care Home was inspected but not rated; inspectors found strong infection control and support for people's wellbeing.
Inspectors visited on 17 February 2022. The visit was announced 24 hours beforehand and was a targeted inspection during the COVID-19 pandemic.
They looked mainly at infection prevention and control. They also asked about staffing pressures and whether these affected care.
Inspectors found the home clean and well maintained. They were assured that the home used personal protective equipment safely, supported safe visiting, managed outbreaks and kept its infection control policy up to date.
The service was inspected but not rated. This means the report does not give an overall quality rating or ratings for most of the five questions.
Infection control
The home had clear arrangements for visitors and strong hygiene practices. Inspectors found good oversight of infection prevention.
“There was very good oversight of the rigorous practices in the home used to prevent the spread of infection.” from the report
Clean environment
The home was clean and well maintained, with established arrangements to promote hygiene.
“The home was clean and well maintained with robust regimes in place to promote good hygiene practices.” from the report
Safe visiting
The home used separate entrances for different types of visitors and had procedures to reduce infection risks.
“There were clear procedures for ensuring visitors to the home supported good infection prevention and control practice, with separate entrances used for different types of visitors.” from the report
Emotional wellbeing
Inspectors found that people's social and emotional needs were supported during the pandemic.
“People's social, emotional and psychological well-being was supported so they did not feel socially isolated during the COVID-19 pandemic.” from the report
Inspectors raised no specific concerns in this report.
- 01How are staffing pressures being managed now, and have they affected people's care?
- 02How are visits arranged, including the use of separate entrances and infection control measures?
- 03How often are infection prevention and control practices checked?
- 04How does the home support people's social and emotional wellbeing when visits or activities are restricted?
- 05When was the infection prevention and control policy last reviewed?
This was a targeted inspection of infection prevention and control, with questions about staffing pressures; the service was inspected but not rated overall. This explanation was written from the published report of 26 March 2022 by an AI system and checked against the report text: every quoted line appears in the report. It is a guide to the report, not a substitute for it. Read the full report on cqc.org.uk.
What inspectors found, May 2019
Rated Good; inspectors found safe, kind and personalised care, with a small window safety issue fixed immediately.
This was an unannounced planned inspection on 23 April 2019. Two inspectors visited with a Polish interpreter. They spoke with seven people, one relative and staff, and checked care records, medicines, recruitment records and quality checks.
All five areas were rated Good: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led. People said they felt safe and were happy living in the home. Inspectors found enough staff, safe medicines management, good infection control and safe recruitment.
Inspectors found kind relationships, personalised care and support for people's choices, health, meals and activities. The home was clean and well maintained. A few small first-floor windows did not have restrictors, but the home acted immediately when this was raised.
Enough staff
Inspectors found staffing levels were sufficient to meet people's needs promptly and keep them safe.
“There were enough staff to meet people's needs quickly and keep them safe.” from the report
Kind relationships
People were treated with kindness and respect. Staff understood people's histories, preferences and what mattered to them.
“People received care from staff who developed positive, caring and compassionate relationships with them.” from the report
Personalised care
Care plans gave staff detailed guidance about people's routines, wellbeing and specific support needs.
“Care plans were person centred, up to date and reviewed regularly.” from the report
Strong oversight
The home regularly checked the quality and safety of care, investigated incidents and tracked improvement work.
“There was an effective system in place to check on the quality and safety of the service.” from the report
Window restrictors
minorSome small windows on the first floor did not have restrictors when inspectors visited. The deputy manager took immediate action to put this right.
“some small windows on the first floor did not have window restrictors in place.” from the report
- 01Who is currently managing the home while the registered manager is on extended leave?
- 02How will you assess and support my relative's needs before they move in?
- 03What personal care can you provide, and what support would require involvement from outside health professionals?
- 04How will you support my relative's language, cultural and religious preferences?
- 05What activities and daily routines would be available for my relative?
This was an unannounced planned inspection covering all five CQC areas, with care and the premises both included; the previous inspection in 2016 was also rated Good. This explanation was written from the published report of 31 May 2019 by an AI system and checked against the report text: every quoted line appears in the report. It is a guide to the report, not a substitute for it. Read the full report on cqc.org.uk.
Every inspection of Jasna Gora Residential Care Home
2 rated inspections over 3 years: the service has held its Good rating throughout.
- March 2022Inspected but not ratedcurrent ratingSafe: Inspected but not rated
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- May 2019Goodstayed GoodSafe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
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- October 2016GoodSafe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
- September 2014
Report published without a new overall rating.
- December 2013
Report published without a new overall rating.
- October 2012
Report published without a new overall rating.
- January 2011
Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 20 January 2011.
Ratings and report dates from the Care Quality Commission, Open Government Licence v3.0. A home can also be visited without a new rating being published, so the timeline shows published inspections.
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