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Gaywood Street

24 Gaywood Street, Elephant & Castle, London, SE1 6HG

Goodpublished 27 January 2024, 2 years ago

Rated Good: inspectors found the service performing well and meeting their expectations.

The five questions inspectors ask
Safe?
Requires improvement
Actions identified in an April 2023 fire risk assessment had not been completed before the inspection. Two right-to-work files were also incomplete, although the missing information was gathered and the files updated during the inspection.
Effective?
Good
People's needs and choices were assessed and recorded. Staff received training, people were supported with eating and drinking, and the home worked with health professionals.
Caring?
Good
People were treated with kindness, dignity and respect. Staff supported people's communication, choices, privacy and independence.
Responsive?
Good
People received personalised support and were helped to maintain relationships, follow interests and take part in community activities. The manager responded to concerns and relatives felt able to raise issues.
Well-led?
Good
The home had an open, person-centred culture, with good communication between staff. However, the manager had not addressed the fire risk assessment actions before the inspection.
The latest report, explained

What inspectors found, January 2024

Rated Good; inspectors found kind, personalised care, but safety systems needed improvement.

This was an unannounced inspection. Inspectors visited the home on 5 December 2023 and the human resources department on 12 December 2023. They spoke with people, care workers, managers and relatives, and checked care, medicines, recruitment and management records.

The overall rating was Good. Effective, caring, responsive and well-led were all rated Good. Safe was rated Requires Improvement because actions from an April 2023 fire risk assessment had not been completed, and some recruitment records were incomplete.

Inspectors found people were treated with kindness and supported to make choices, stay connected with others and take part in activities. The home was clean and had enough staff. The manager took action during and after the inspection to address the safety and recruitment issues.

What inspectors praised
  • Kind care

    Inspectors saw attentive and compassionate interactions. People's privacy and dignity were respected.

    We saw care workers and staff interact in an attentive and caring manner with people.from the report
  • Personalised support

    Care plans described people's needs, communication preferences, goals and interests. People were supported to maintain relationships and take part in relevant activities.

    People were supported to maintain social relationships, to follow interests and take part in activities that were socially and culturally relevant to them.from the report
  • Staffing and medicines

    There were enough staff to meet people's care needs, including two-to-one support. Medicines were administered by trained staff and records were accurate.

    The numbers of care workers available and their skills matched the care needs of people at the service.from the report
What inspectors were concerned about
  • Fire safety actions delayed

    serious

    The home had not completed recommendations from an April 2023 fire risk assessment before the inspection. Inspectors said this increased the risk that people could be harmed, although they found no evidence that anyone had been harmed.

    We found recommendations following a recent fire risk assessment in April 2023 had not been implemented.from the report
  • Repairs and decoration

    minor

    Some parts of the home needed repair or updating, including ceiling patches, chipped plasterwork and loose bathroom tiles. Repairs had been arranged.

    The décor of the home required updating.from the report
Questions to ask them, based on this report
  1. 01Have all actions from the April 2023 fire risk assessment now been completed, and when was this checked?
  2. 02What arrangements are in place to keep copies of DBS certificates and complete right-to-work checks in staff files?
  3. 03What repairs have been completed to the ceiling, plasterwork and loose bathroom tiles?
  4. 04How are staffing levels and skills checked when people need two-to-one support or attend appointments?
  5. 05How are people's end-of-life wishes being updated and shared with health professionals?

This was an unannounced inspection covering all five key questions, with a visit to the home on 5 December 2023 and a visit to the human resources department on 12 December 2023. This explanation was written from the published report of 27 January 2024 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 Gaywood Street

3 rated inspections over 9 years: the service has held its Good rating throughout.

  1. January 2024Goodcurrent ratingstayed Good
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

    Read what inspectors found at Gaywood Street

  2. July 2017Goodstayed Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

    We are reading this report · the original is on cqc.org.uk

  3. July 2015Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

    Read this report on cqc.org.uk

  4. September 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

    Read this report on cqc.org.uk

  5. February 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

    Read this report on cqc.org.uk

  6. December 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

    Read this report on cqc.org.uk

  7. January 2011

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 26 January 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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