23 October 2020
During an inspection looking at part of the service
Sandycroft nursing home is a care home providing accommodation for up to 26 people with mental health needs, sensory impairment or older people, including people living with dementia. At the time of the inspection there were 21 people living at the home.
This inspection took place on 23 October 2020 and was unannounced.
People’s experience of using this service and what we found
We received information raising concerns about infection control and how people using the service were being kept safe. We asked the provider for information around their infection control systems and processes. This included infection control policies, cleaning schedules, staff training, staffing rota’s and infection control audits. We inspected the home unannounced to check how personal protective equipment (PPE) was being used and infection control measures in the home. During the inspection staff were wearing PPE correctly and encouraging people to socially distance where possible. Only essential visitors were being allowed into the home and anyone entering the home was expected to follow national and local guidance.
We found people were protected from the risk of acquiring infections and the service was clean. PPE was readily available to staff and all staff were following the latest guidance.
Rating at last inspection
The last rating for this service was good (published 16 April 2019).
Why we inspected
We undertook this targeted infection control inspection to follow up on specific concerns which we had received about the service. The inspection was prompted in response to concerns received about infection control measures and whether people were being kept safe. A decision was made for us to inspect and examine those risks.
CQC have introduced targeted inspections to follow up on Warning Notices or to check specific concerns. They do not look at an entire key question, only the part of the key question we are specifically concerned about. Targeted inspections do not change the rating from the previous inspection. This is because they do not assess all areas of a key question. We found no evidence during this inspection that infection control measures were unsafe or people were at risk of harm.
Please see the safe section of this full report. You can read the report from our last comprehensive inspection, by selecting the ‘all reports’ link for Sandycroft nursing home on our website at www.cqc.org.uk.
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.