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Althea Park House

Overall: Good read more about inspection ratings

51 Stratford Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 4AJ (01453) 767096

Provided and run by:
Partnerships in Care 1 Limited

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Background to this inspection

Updated 20 October 2021

The inspection

We carried out this inspection under Section 60 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (the Act) as part of our regulatory functions. We checked whether the provider was meeting the legal requirements and regulations associated with the Act. We looked at the overall quality of the service and provided a rating for the service under the Care Act 2014.

This was a targeted inspection to check on a specific concern we had about the risks associated with people leaving the care home and placing themselves at risk of harm.

As part of this inspection we looked at the infection control and prevention measures in place. This was conducted so we can understand the preparedness of the service in preventing or managing an infection outbreak, and to identify good practice we can share with other services.

Inspection team

This inspection was carried out by one inspector.

Service and service type

Althea Park House is a ‘care home’. People in care homes receive accommodation and nursing or personal care as a single package under one contractual agreement. CQC regulates both the premises and the care provided, and both were looked at during this inspection.

The service had a manager registered with the Care Quality Commission. This means that they and the provider are legally responsible for how the service is run and for the quality and safety of the care provided.

Notice of inspection

This inspection was unannounced.

What we did before inspection

We reviewed information we had received about the service since the last inspection. We used all of this information to plan our inspection.

The provider was not asked to complete a provider information return prior to this inspection. This is information we require providers to send us to give some key information about the service, what the service does well and improvements they plan to make. We took this into account when we inspected the service and made the judgements in this report.

During the inspection

We spoke with one person who used the service about their experience of the care provided. We spoke with the registered manager, the team leader, the deputy manager, an occupational therapist, the regional director, a registered nurse, and four members of therapeutic care staff.

After the inspection

We continued to seek clarification from the provider to validate evidence found. We received feedback from one person using the service. We also contacted and received feedback from a relative of person using the service. We contacted five professionals involved with people using the service to receive their views about the service. We did not receive any feedback from them.

Overall inspection

Good

Updated 20 October 2021

About the service

Althea Park House is a care home with nursing providing therapeutic care and support to eight people with an eating disorder at the time of the inspection. The service can support up to ten people. People are accommodated in one adapted building (referred to in this report as the main house) and one purpose built building called The Anchor.

People’s experience of using this service and what we found

The service was outstandingly responsive to people’s individual beliefs, preferences and needs. Therapeutic care was delivered in line with the service’s highly person-centred ethos called ‘Therapy in the Living’ and we found staff worked creatively to incorporate people’s individual needs with their therapeutic programme. This supported people to establish a lifestyle that could be transferred to their home life on discharge and supported their recovery and community integration.

People were safeguarded from the risk of abuse and from risks from receiving care. People were supported by sufficient numbers of staff. People’s medicines were safely managed.

We found the environment of the care home was clean, had been well maintained and was adapted for its purpose.

Staff received support to develop knowledge and skills for their role. There were arrangements in place for people and their representatives to raise concerns about the service.

People's individual needs and wishes were known to staff who had achieved positive relationships with them. People were involved in the planning and review of their care. People were supported to maintain contact with their relatives.

Within the structures and boundaries of therapeutic care, 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.

Quality monitoring systems were in operation. The registered manager was visible and accessible to people and their visitors.

Why we inspected

This was a planned inspection based on the previous rating.

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.

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