minor“The last inspection in 2015 highlighted some issues around medicine management; these had been discussed at senior management level and more formal auditing had been devised.”
moderate“The information recorded varied in detail and did not always record the level of support people needed, including support for PRN (as required) medication.”
minor“Handwritten entries were not counter signed by another member of staff. This safety checks would help to assure accuracy of the information recorded.”
infection control
1 finding
minor“Some care workers wear bracelets and jewellery and I do not like this rubbing against me. Some care workers do have long nails.”
record keeping
1 finding
minor“It was not always clear on all records whether formal consent had been made. Care plans we saw did not contain people's signatures.”
governance
1 finding
minor“With regards to auditing medicines practices there was no formal medicine audit however the acting manager informed us checks of medicine records were undertaken.”
care planning
1 finding
minor“We found the content of people's care plans varied in detail. We discussed this with the acting manager as to how better record information to make them more person centred.”