Ainsdale Court
Prescot, L35 · 0.6 km
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CQC report explained · a residential care home, run by Prime Healthcare
Amberley Court Care Home
90 Stoney Lane, Rainhill, Prescot, L35 9JZ
Goodpublished 20 December 2023, 2 years ago
Rated Good: inspectors found the service performing well and meeting their expectations.
The five questions inspectors ask
- Safe?
- Good
- People felt safe and staff knew how to respond to safeguarding concerns. Risks, medicines, staffing, infection control and accidents were managed through established procedures.
- Effective?
- Good
- This question was not inspected during this visit. Its rating was carried over from the previous inspection.
- Caring?
- Good
- This question was not inspected during this visit. The report nevertheless records positive comments about dignity, respect and staff relationships.
- Responsive?
- Good
- This question was not inspected during this visit. The report says people were consulted about activities and events.
- Well-led?
- Good
- The manager and staff understood their roles, quality checks were in place and the home worked with outside professionals. People, relatives and staff were asked for their views.
The latest report, explained
What inspectors found, December 2023
Rated Good; inspectors found safe, respectful care and effective management, with one flooring hazard fixed during the inspection.
This was an unannounced inspection on 31 October and 7 November 2023. One inspector spoke with 14 people, 9 staff and 5 family members. They observed care and checked care, medicines, recruitment and management records.
The home was rated Good overall. Safe and Well-led were both rated Good. Inspectors found that people felt safe, medicines were managed safely, staffing met people's needs and risks were assessed.
People and families described staff as kind, respectful and approachable. The home involved people in decisions and activities, and had systems to monitor care quality and respond to incidents.
The inspection found one area of flooring that could cause a trip. The manager dealt with it immediately. The other three ratings were not inspected and carried over from the previous inspection, which was also rated Good.
What inspectors praised
People felt safe
People and family members told inspectors they felt safe. Staff knew how to identify and respond to concerns.
“People and their family members told us they felt the service was safe.” from the report
Safe medicines systems
Medicines were stored properly, time-sensitive medicines were planned for and audits were completed.
“Medicines were stored in a safe, clean and tidy environment.” from the report
Kind and respectful staff
People and relatives spoke positively about staff. Inspectors saw that staff knew people well and had formed positive relationships.
“People and their family members spoke positively about the support they received from the staff team and said they were treated with dignity and respect.” from the report
People's choices included
Staff supported people to make choices and maintain independence. People were consulted about food, activities and events.
“The service demonstrated a clear person-centred approach to delivering care and support to people.” from the report
Open management
The manager monitored incidents and quality, worked with other professionals and addressed improvements found during the inspection.
“The registered manager understood their legal responsibility when things went wrong.” from the report
What inspectors were concerned about
Flooring trip hazard
minorInspectors found an area of flooring that posed a possible trip risk. It was addressed immediately during the inspection.
“During the inspection we identified an area of flooring that posed a potential tripping hazard. This was addressed immediately by the registered manager.” from the report
Questions to ask them, based on this report
- 01What flooring problem was found during the inspection, and how was it repaired?
- 02How do you check the home regularly for other trip hazards?
- 03What were the findings for Effective, Caring and Responsive at the previous inspection?
- 04How will you keep families informed about accidents, incidents or changes in a relative's health?
- 05How are people's views used when planning activities, events and food?
This was a focused inspection of Safe and Well-led; the other ratings were carried over from the previous inspection published on 21 March 2018. This explanation was written from the published report of 20 December 2023 by an AI system and checked against the report text: every quoted line appears in the report. It is a guide to the report, not a substitute for it. Read the full report on cqc.org.uk.
The story over the years
Every inspection of Amberley Court Care Home
8 rated inspections over 9 years: the service has improved, from Inadequate to Good.
- December 2023Goodcurrent ratingstayed GoodSafe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
- March 2018Goodup from Requires improvementSafe: GoodWell-led: Good
- September 2016Requires improvementstayed Requires improvementSafe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement
- July 2016Requires improvementup from InadequateSafe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement
- April 2016Inadequatestayed InadequateSafe: InadequateEffective: InadequateCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: InadequateWell-led: Inadequate
- January 2016Inadequatestayed InadequateSafe: InadequateEffective: InadequateCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Inadequate
- June 2015Inadequatestayed InadequateSafe: InadequateEffective: InadequateCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: InadequateWell-led: Inadequate
- March 2015InadequateSafe: InadequateEffective: InadequateCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: InadequateWell-led: Inadequate
- July 2014
Report published without a new overall rating.
- April 2014
Report published without a new overall rating.
- October 2013
Report published without a new overall rating.
- March 2013
Report published without a new overall rating.
- July 2012
Report published without a new overall rating.
- March 2012
Report published without a new overall rating.
- February 2012
Report published without a new overall rating.
- November 2011
Report published without a new overall rating.
- April 2011
Report published without a new overall rating.
- February 2011
Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 2 February 2011.
Ratings and report dates from the Care Quality Commission. A service can also be visited without a new rating being published, so the timeline shows published inspections, not every contact the CQC has had with the service.
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