5 December 2023
During an inspection looking at part of the service
Fairthorn is a specialist 'extra care' housing scheme. Extra care housing is purpose-built or adapted single household accommodation in a shared site or building. At the time of the inspection the service was providing personal care to 8 people living at the scheme.
People’s experience of using this service and what we found
We expect health and social care providers to guarantee people with a learning disability and autistic people respect, equality, dignity, choices and independence and good access to local communities that most people take for granted. ‘Right support, right care, right culture’ is the guidance CQC follows to make assessments and judgements about services supporting people with a learning disability and autistic people and providers must have regard to it.
Right Support
People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests; the policies and systems in the service supported this practice. Staff focused on people's strengths and supported people to achieve their goals.
People were supported safely with medicines. Infection prevention and control practices reflected current guidance. Risk assessments were in place and provided staff guidance on how to manage these risks. It was very evident staff had ensured they fully understood the needs of people.
Right Care
People received kind and compassionate care. Staff protected and respected people's privacy and dignity. They understood and responded to people's individual needs. Staff had training on how to recognise and report abuse and they knew how to apply it. The service had enough appropriately skilled staff to meet people's needs and keep them safe. People’s care, treatment and support plans reflected their range of needs, and this promoted their wellbeing and enjoyment of life. The service had established good links in the local community and had worked in partnership with key organisations.
Right culture
People were empowered because of the ethos, values, attitudes and behaviours of the management team and staff. This meant people received compassionate and empowering care that was tailored to their needs. Staff placed people's wishes, needs, and rights at the heart of everything they did.
For more details, please see the full report which is on the CQC website at www.cqc.org.uk
Rating at last inspection and update
The last rating for this service was good (published 27 December 2017).
Why we inspected
This inspection was prompted by a review of the information we held about this service.
Follow up
We will continue to monitor information we receive about the service, which will help inform when we next inspect.