28 June 2023
During an inspection looking at part of the service
Grampian Court is a residential care home providing personal care to up to 57 people. The service provides support to older people, some of whom were living with dementia. At the time of our inspection there were 56 people using the service.
People's experience of using this service and what we found
People told us they felt safe living at Grampian Court. People and relatives told us they were very happy with the quality of care provided. The home was clean, tidy and maintained to a high standard. There were good infection control practices in place.
Staff were aware of safeguarding arrangements and knew what action to take to keep people safe. Risks to people were identified and detailed assessments were in place, to ensure risks were managed safely. Health and safety checks were up to date. There were enough staff to meet people's needs. Staff were recruited safely and appropriate checks were carried out. Medicines were managed safely.
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.
The registered manager had good oversight of the service. Quality checks were effective in identifying and generating improvements to ensure the safety and quality of the care people received. People and relatives said the service was well managed and they would recommend the service to others. Staff worked effectively alongside other health and social care professionals to ensure people's needs were met and their health was promoted and maintained.
For more details, please see the full report which is on the CQC website at www.cqc.org.uk
Rating at last inspection
The last rating for this service was good (published 3 May 2018).
Why we inspected
This inspection was prompted by a review of the information we held about this service.
We looked at infection prevention and control measures under the safe key question. We look at this in all care home inspections even if no concerns or risks have been identified. This is to provide assurance that the service can respond to COVID-19 and other infection outbreaks effectively.
We undertook a focused inspection to review the key questions of safe and well-led only. For those key questions not inspected, we used the ratings awarded at the last inspection to calculate the overall rating. The overall rating for the service remains good. This is based on the findings at this inspection.
You can read the report from our last comprehensive inspection, by selecting the 'all reports' link for Grampian Court on our website at www.cqc.org.uk
Follow up
We will continue to monitor information we receive about the service, which will help inform when we next inspect.