Silver Birches

Updated 19 March 2021

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 coronavirus pandemic we are looking at the preparedness of care homes in relation to infection prevention and control. This was a targeted inspection looking at the infection control and prevention measures the provider has in place.

This inspection took place on 24 February 2021 and was announced.

Updated 19 March 2021

About the service: Silver Birches provides residential care for up to 50 people, at the time of the inspection there were 49 people living at the service.

People's experience of using this service:

• People and their relatives told us they were happy with the care provided.

• All staff demonstrated a commitment to providing person-centred care.

• People had developed positive relationships with staff who had a good understanding of their individual needs.

• People were supported to maintain contact with their family and were encouraged to be involved with the running of the service.

• Care and support was tailored to each person's needs and preferences.

• Systems were in place to support and monitor people's safety.

• People were protected from possible harm.

• Staff had a good understanding of how to safeguard people and were confident to raise any concerns they identified.

• People were stimulated by meaningful activities and care and support was personalised to each individual.

• There was a registered manager at the service who demonstrated a commitment to providing person centred care for people.

• Staff felt the management team were supportive and approachable.

• Staff were happy in their role which had a positive effect on people's wellbeing.

Rating at last inspection: This service was last inspected in October 2015 and was rated Good overall.

Why we inspected: This was a planned inspection based our inspection schedule. Prior to our inspection we received information of concern from a whistle blower which we used to inform our inspection planning.

Follow up: We will continue to monitor intelligence we receive about the service until we return to visit as per our re-inspection programme. If any concerning information is received we may inspect sooner.

For more details, please see the full report which is on the Care Quality Commission (CQC ) website at www.cqc.org.uk