CQC report explained · a residential care home, run by Hastings and Rother Voluntary Association for the Blind
Healey House
3 Upper Maze Hill, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 0LQ
Rated Good: inspectors found the service performing well and meeting their expectations.
- Safe?
- Good
- People were protected from abuse and avoidable harm. Inspectors found that risks, medicines, staffing, recruitment and infection control were managed safely.
- Effective?
- Good
- This question was not inspected during this focused visit. Its previous rating was carried forward, but the supplied report text does not state that rating.
- Caring?
- Good
- This question was not inspected during this focused visit. Its previous rating was carried forward, but the supplied report text does not state that rating.
- Responsive?
- Good
- This question was not inspected during this focused visit. Its previous rating was carried forward, but the supplied report text does not state that rating.
- Well-led?
- Requires improvement
- Audits and management oversight had improved, but the changes to care plans had not yet been fully put into practice. Inspectors said leadership and management were not always consistent.
What inspectors found, June 2023
Rated Good overall; inspectors found safe, kind care, but leadership and care-plan improvements were not yet fully consistent.
This was an unannounced focused inspection on 05 June 2023 and 08 June 2023. One inspector spoke with six people, five staff and three health and social care professionals. They also observed care and checked six care plans and several medicines records.
The home was rated Good for Safe. Inspectors found that risks were identified and managed, medicines processes had improved, there were enough staff, and the home was clean. People said they felt safe and were treated well.
The home was rated Requires Improvement for Well-led. Quality checks had improved and were finding problems, but the new standard for person-centred care plans had not yet been applied throughout. The overall rating changed from Requires Improvement to Good because the other question ratings were carried forward from the previous inspection.
Safe risk management
Inspectors found that risks were identified and managed effectively. Staff had clear information about how to support people safely.
“At this inspection we found risks to people were identified and addressed efficiently and effectively.” from the report
Kind and calm care
Staff were kind and caring. People appeared relaxed and said they enjoyed living at the home.
“Staff were kind and caring and created a calm and relaxed atmosphere for people.” from the report
Improved medicines processes
Medicines records and as-needed medicines protocols had improved since the previous inspection. Audits were identifying and addressing recording gaps.
“At this inspection we found improvements had been made to documents relating to medicines management.” from the report
Enough staff
Inspectors found enough staff to support people safely. Staff were not rushed and responded quickly when people called.
“There were enough staff to support people safely. Staff responded to people quickly and did not appear rushed.” from the report
Better quality checks
The manager had improved oversight and introduced clearer audits. These checks were finding issues and prompting action.
“The registered manager had clear and effective audit processes to identify issues at the service and take steps to address them.” from the report
Care plans not all updated
needs fixingSome care plans had been made more detailed and person-centred, but this standard had not yet been applied to every part of every care plan.
“Further time was needed for the registered manager to apply this standard to all parts of people's care plans.” from the report
Leadership remained inconsistent
needs fixingAlthough governance had improved, inspectors still found that management and leadership did not always support consistently high-quality, person-centred care.
“This meant the service management and leadership was inconsistent. Leaders and the culture they created did not always support the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care.” from the report
- 01Have all care plans now been updated to the person-centred standard identified in the report?
- 02How often are care-plan changes checked to make sure they have been fully put into practice?
- 03How do your medicines audits identify and correct gaps in administration records?
- 04What action do you take when audits identify a problem with a person's care or records?
- 05What were the ratings for Effective, Caring and Responsive at the previous comprehensive inspection?
This was an unannounced focused inspection of Safe and Well-led; the other question ratings were carried forward from the previous inspection. This explanation was written from the published report of 14 June 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.
Every inspection of Healey House
7 rated inspections over 8 years: the service has improved, from Requires improvement to Good.
- June 2023Goodcurrent ratingup from Requires improvementSafe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement
- December 2022Requires improvementSafe: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
- February 2021Inspected but not ratedSafe: Inspected but not rated
- November 2019Requires improvementstayed Requires improvementSafe: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
- September 2018Requires improvementstayed Requires improvementSafe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
- July 2017Requires improvementstayed Requires improvementSafe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
- November 2016Requires improvementstayed Requires improvementSafe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Inadequate
- July 2015Requires improvementSafe: InadequateEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement
- December 2013
Report published without a new overall rating.
- February 2013
Report published without a new overall rating.
- May 2012
Report published without a new overall rating.
- December 2011
Report published without a new overall rating.
- December 2010
Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 9 December 2010.
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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