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What the CQC found at St Cecilia's - Care Home with Nursing Physical Disabilities
Rated Good: inspectors found the home performing well and meeting their expectations.
What inspectors found, February 2022
Inspected but not rated; inspectors found strong COVID-19 infection controls, safe visiting arrangements and enough staff during the visit.
This was an announced, targeted inspection on 9 February 2022. Inspectors looked mainly at infection prevention and control, visiting arrangements and whether COVID-19 staffing pressures affected care.
Inspectors were assured that the home screened visitors, used protective equipment properly, supported testing and isolation, and followed social distancing and hygiene measures. They found the home clean and well maintained, with enough staff to meet people's needs during the inspection.
The home was inspected but not rated overall. The Safe area was also inspected but not rated. This report does not provide ratings for the other areas of care.
Visitor screening
Visitors were checked for symptoms before entering and were supported to follow infection control guidance.
“The provider screened all visitors for symptoms of acute respiratory infection before they could enter the service.” from the report
Staffing and training
Inspectors found enough staff to meet people's needs. Staff had training in COVID-19, infection control and protective equipment.
“There were enough staff to meet people's needs and staff had received training on COVID-19, infection control and the use of PPE.” from the report
Clean environment
The home was clean and well maintained. A dedicated housekeeping team carried out frequent cleaning.
“We saw the service was well maintained and clean throughout.” from the report
Testing and isolation
There was a COVID-19 testing programme, and people or staff with symptoms were supported to self-isolate.
“There was a COVID-19 testing program in place in line with current guidance and people or staff who showed symptoms of COVID-19 were required and supported to self-isolate.” from the report
Visiting arrangements
The home was facilitating visits in line with the guidance in force at the time of inspection.
“The provider was facilitating visits for people living in the home in accordance with the current guidance.” from the report
Inspectors raised no specific concerns in this report.
- 01How do you now screen visitors and manage infection risks?
- 02How often are staff and residents tested, and what happens if someone has COVID-19 symptoms?
- 03How many staff are usually on duty for the people living here, and how do you cover COVID-19-related absences?
- 04What protective equipment and infection control training do staff currently receive?
- 05Are there any current restrictions on visiting, and how are visits arranged?
This was a targeted inspection of infection prevention and control, visiting arrangements and COVID-19-related staffing pressures; the service was inspected but not rated and the other care areas were not assessed. This explanation was written from the published report of 24 February 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, March 2021
St Cecilia's: inspected but not rated; inspectors found strong Covid-19 infection-control arrangements.
This was an announced, targeted inspection on 8 March 2021. It looked at infection prevention and control during the coronavirus pandemic, rather than the full range of care provided.
Inspectors found arrangements for safe visiting, including symptom screening, personal protective equipment and social distancing. A separate visiting area was cleaned between visits, and people were supported to keep in touch with relatives by video and audio calls.
The home had testing arrangements for people and staff, up-to-date infection-control policies, and staff training on infection control, Covid-19 and PPE. Inspectors also found the home clean and hygienic.
The service was inspected but not rated. This means the report does not give an overall quality rating or full ratings for all five questions.
Safe visiting
Relatives and professionals were screened before entry and supported to use PPE and social distancing. The home provided a separate visiting space with an external entrance.
“The conservatory had been made into a safe visiting space for people which had access for visitors via an external entrance limiting unnecessary contact with people.” from the report
Clean visiting area
The visiting area was cleaned between visits, including with a UV machine.
“The visiting area was cleaned thoroughly and with a UV machine between visits.” from the report
Testing and PPE
People and staff were routinely tested, and staff had training in infection control, Covid-19 and PPE. Inspectors observed safe hygiene practices.
“Staff received infection control, Covid 19 and PPE training and followed safe hygiene practices within the service.” from the report
Clean and hygienic home
Inspectors observed that the home was clean and hygienic.
“During our inspection we observed the home was clean and hygienic.” from the report
Inspectors raised no specific concerns in this report.
- 01How are relatives currently able to visit, and is the separate visiting space still being used?
- 02How are visitors, people living here and staff currently tested for Covid-19 or other infections?
- 03What infection-control and PPE training do staff receive now, and how often is it updated?
- 04How does the home manage a suspected infection outbreak or a new admission?
- 05What are the current ratings or most recent inspection findings for care, staffing, medicines and management, which this inspection did not assess?
This was a targeted inspection of infection prevention and control under the Safe question; the service was inspected but not rated and the other four questions were not assessed. This explanation was written from the published report of 17 March 2021 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 St Cecilia's - Care Home with Nursing Physical Disabilities
5 rated inspections over 3 years: the service has improved, from Requires improvement to Good.
- February 2022Inspected but not ratedcurrent ratingSafe: Inspected but not rated
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- March 2021Inspected but not ratedSafe: Inspected but not rated
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- March 2018Goodup from Requires improvementSafe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
- January 2017Requires improvementup from InadequateSafe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement
- November 2016Inadequatestayed InadequateSafe: InadequateEffective: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
- July 2016Inadequatedown from Requires improvementSafe: InadequateEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Inadequate
- September 2015Requires improvementSafe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement
- October 2013
Report published without a new overall rating.
- January 2013
Report published without a new overall rating.
- May 2012
Report published without a new overall rating.
- January 2011
Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 12 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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