Background to this inspection
Updated
21 January 2022
We carried out this inspection under Section 60 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 as part of our regulatory functions. This inspection was planned to check whether the provider is meeting the legal requirements and regulations associated with the Health and Social Care Act 2008.
As part of CQC’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic we are looking at how services manage infection control and visiting arrangements. This was a targeted inspection looking at the infection prevention and control measures the provider had in place. We also asked the provider about any staffing pressures the service was experiencing and whether this was having an impact on the service.
This inspection took place on 10 of January 2022 and was announced. We gave the service three days notice of the inspection.
Updated
21 January 2022
About the service
The Georgians is a residential care home providing nursing and personal care of up to 40 people. There were 29 people using the service at the time of our inspection.
People’s experience of using this service and what we found.
The provider had taken action to keep people safe from personal and environmental risks. This included management of the environment during the COVID- 19 pandemic. Medicines were well-managed, and people received their medicines on time and in line with their prescriptions.
There were enough staff to meet people’s needs and care was planned to keep people safe and increase their well-being.
The provider had systems in place to monitor the quality of care provided and took action to improve the service when needed. The provider ensured that people and their relatives were involved in the care provided.
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 18 December 2018).
Why we inspected
We undertook this focused inspection to follow up on concerns we had received. This report only covers our findings in relation to the Key Questions safe and well-led which contain those requirements. The ratings from the previous comprehensive inspection for those key questions were not looked at on this occasion. Ratings from previous comprehensive inspections for those key questions were used in calculating the overall rating at this inspection. The overall rating for the service was Good.
Follow up
We will continue to monitor information we receive about the service until we return to visit as per our re-inspection programme. If we receive any concerning information we may inspect sooner.