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What the CQC found at Rose Cottage Nursing Care Home
Rated Good: inspectors found the home performing well and meeting their expectations.
- Safe?
- Good
- People and relatives said they felt safe. Inspectors found safe medicines procedures, suitable staffing levels, relevant risk assessments and robust recruitment checks.
- Effective?
- Good
- Staff had relevant training, supervision and appraisals. Inspectors found that people's health, nutrition, fluid intake, consent and legal safeguards were properly considered.
- Caring?
- Good
- Inspectors saw staff treating people with kindness, patience and respect. Staff knew people's histories, preferences and support needs.
- Responsive?
- Good
- Care plans were individual and regularly reviewed. People could make choices about their daily lives, and the home provided activities, complaint information and end-of-life support.
- Well-led?
- Good
- Inspectors found an open and positive culture, good communication and approachable management. Audits, surveys and policies were used to monitor and improve the home.
What inspectors found, June 2018
Rose Cottage Nursing Care Home was rated Good; inspectors found safe, kind and personalised care, with no serious risks or concerns identified.
This was an unannounced inspection on 14 May 2018. Inspectors reviewed care plans, staff records, training, medicines and quality checks. They spoke with people living in the home, relatives, staff and health and social care professionals.
The home was rated Good in all five areas: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led. People and relatives said they felt safe and that staff were kind, respectful and skilled.
Inspectors found medicines were handled safely, staffing levels were maintained, care plans were person-centred and activities were available. The home had systems for complaints, audits and gathering feedback. The report was written in a shorter format because the overall Good rating had not changed.
People felt safe
People and relatives told inspectors they were confident about safety. Staff understood safeguarding duties and how to report concerns.
“People receiving support and their relatives told us they were confident they or their family member was safe.” from the report
Safe medicines practice
The medicines records checked were complete. Storage, administration, controlled drug checks and audits were in place.
“We checked three peoples medication administration records (MAR.) These had been fully completed.” from the report
Kind and respectful staff
Inspectors observed staff communicating patiently and respectfully. People were addressed by name and staff knew them well.
“We saw in all cases people were cared for by staff that were kind, patient and respectful.” from the report
Personalised care
Care plans recorded people's needs, interests, preferences and the support they wanted. Plans had been reviewed to keep them current.
“All contained a range of information that covered all aspects of the support people needed.” from the report
Strong management checks
The home used audits, surveys and other checks to monitor care, medicines, training, the environment and care plans.
“This showed that effective systems were in place to monitor the quality and safety of the home.” from the report
Inspectors raised no specific concerns in this report.
- 01How are staffing levels maintained on both day and night shifts when someone is absent?
- 02How will you check and record my relative's medicines, including any medicines prescribed only when needed?
- 03How will my relative's care plan be reviewed as their health, preferences or support needs change?
- 04What activities and faith-based support are currently available, including the regular church services mentioned in the report?
- 05How would you work with GPs, dieticians, speech and language therapists or other professionals if my relative's needs changed?
This was an unannounced inspection covering all five key questions, and the previous Good ratings continued. This explanation was written from the published report of 12 June 2018 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 Rose Cottage Nursing Care Home
2 rated inspections over 2 years: the service has held its Good rating throughout.
- June 2018Goodcurrent ratingstayed GoodSafe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
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- March 2016GoodSafe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
- November 2013
Report published without a new overall rating.
- December 2012
Report published without a new overall rating.
- April 2012
Report published without a new overall rating.
- March 2012
Report published without a new overall rating.
- October 2011
Report published without a new overall rating.
- August 2011
Report published without a new overall rating.
- January 2011
Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 19 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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