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CQC report explained · a residential care home, run by Salveo Care
Cherry Tree House Residential Home
49 Dobbins Lane, Wendover, Aylesbury, HP22 6DH
Goodpublished 3 November 2023, 2 years ago
Rated Good: inspectors found the service performing well and meeting their expectations.
The five questions inspectors ask
- Safe?
- Good
- People were protected from abuse and avoidable harm. Inspectors found enough staff, suitable risk management, safe medicines practice and effective infection control arrangements.
- Effective?
- Good
- This question was not inspected during this visit. Its previous rating was carried forward when calculating the overall rating.
- Caring?
- Good
- This question was not inspected during this visit. The report does say people described staff as kind and compassionate.
- Responsive?
- Good
- This question was not inspected during this visit. The report says people and relatives could give feedback through meetings and surveys.
- Well-led?
- Good
- The home was described as consistently managed and well-led. Inspectors found audits, incident reviews, staff support and arrangements for listening to people.
The latest report, explained
What inspectors found, November 2023
Rated Good; inspectors found safe care, kind staff and effective management, but this was a focused inspection rather than a full review.
Inspectors visited without warning on 18 October 2023. They spoke with seven people and three care staff, reviewed four care records, medicines records, recruitment files and other documents.
The inspection looked only at Safe and Well-led. Both were rated Good. Inspectors found enough staff, safe medicines practice, suitable risk assessments and a clean, well-maintained home.
People said they felt safe and happy. Staff were described as kind and caring. The home had systems for checking quality, responding to incidents and listening to people and staff.
The overall rating stayed Good. The ratings for the other three questions were carried forward from the previous inspection, rather than being assessed during this visit.
What inspectors praised
People felt safe
People told inspectors they felt safe. Staff understood individual risks and took steps to reduce harm, including falls, swallowing and skin damage risks.
“People told us staff kept them safe.” from the report
Enough staff
Inspectors found enough staff to provide care without people having to wait. Staff appeared unrushed and responded promptly to call bells.
“People were cared for by a sufficient number of staff.” from the report
Medicines were well managed
Medicines records showed no gaps, and instructions were in place for medicines given only when needed.
“We found no gaps in people's MARs indicating that people had received their medicines in line with the prescription instructions.” from the report
Kind and open culture
People said they were happy and could speak to staff or the manager. Staff described good teamwork and felt supported.
“There was a positive culture within the service and people we spoke with told us how happy they were living there.” from the report
Checks and audits
The home checked care plans, medicines, infection control, the building, dining and call bell response times. Managers followed up identified shortfalls.
“There were robust governance arrangements in place.” from the report
What inspectors were concerned about
Inspectors raised no specific concerns in this report.
Questions to ask them, based on this report
- 01The report says this was focused on Safe and Well-led. When were Effective, Caring and Responsive last fully reviewed?
- 02What activities are currently available, and how do you find out whether residents enjoy and benefit from them?
- 03How are care plans and risk assessments updated when a resident's needs change?
- 04How do you check that medicines given only when needed are given appropriately and recorded correctly?
- 05How are residents and relatives told about feedback from meetings and surveys, including what has changed as a result?
This was an unannounced focused inspection of Safe and Well-led; the other ratings were carried forward from the last inspection and were not inspected on this visit. This explanation was written from the published report of 3 November 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 Cherry Tree House Residential Home
2 rated inspections over 6 years: the service has held its Good rating throughout.
- November 2023Goodcurrent ratingstayed GoodSafe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
Read what inspectors found at Cherry Tree House Residential Home →
- September 2017GoodSafe: GoodWell-led: Good
- November 2016
Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 24 November 2016.
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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