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Hollands Care Home
2 Church Road, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 8AL
Goodpublished 30 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 were protected from abuse and avoidable harm. Inspectors found suitable risk assessments, safe medicines management, effective infection control, enough staff and safe recruitment.
- Effective?
- Good
- This key question was not inspected in this visit, so the report gives no current rating or detailed findings for it.
- Caring?
- Good
- This key question was not inspected in this visit, so the report gives no current rating or detailed findings for it.
- Responsive?
- Good
- This key question was not inspected in this visit, so the report gives no current rating or detailed findings for it.
- Well-led?
- Good
- The home had an open culture, regular meetings and quality checks. Managers acted on feedback, monitored risks and worked with other professionals.
The latest report, explained
What inspectors found, December 2023
Rated Good; inspectors found safe care and strong management in the two areas inspected.
This was an unannounced inspection on 13 and 14 December 2023. One inspector and an Expert by Experience spoke with people, relatives and staff. They observed care and checked care records, medicines records, recruitment files, training records and management audits.
The home was rated Good for Safe and Well-led. Inspectors found safeguarding systems, risk assessments, medicines processes, infection control, staffing and recruitment were working well. They also found that managers monitored the service, listened to feedback and worked with other professionals.
Only Safe and Well-led were inspected in this visit. The overall rating remained Good, matching the previous overall rating published in September 2020. The report says CQC will continue to monitor information about the home.
What inspectors praised
People felt safe
People told inspectors they felt safe and cared for. Staff had safeguarding training and managers investigated reported incidents.
“People were safeguarded from abuse and avoidable harm.” from the report
Risks were managed
The home assessed risks to people and the environment. Staff took steps to reduce risks and managers reviewed assessments regularly.
“The provider assessed risks to ensure people were safe. Staff took action to mitigate any identified risks.” from the report
Medicines were managed safely
Staff were trained and assessed as competent to give medicines. Managers carried out regular medicines audits.
“People were supported to receive their medicines safely.” from the report
Good management oversight
Managers used audits, meetings and feedback to monitor the home and identify improvements. Inspectors found a positive and open culture.
“The provider had a clear management structure that monitored the quality of care to drive improvements in service delivery.” from the report
What inspectors were concerned about
Inspectors raised no specific concerns in this report.
Questions to ask them, based on this report
- 01How will you assess and review the risks specific to my relative?
- 02How do medicines audits identify and correct any problems?
- 03How will you identify and support my relative's communication needs and personal choices?
- 04How are changes in people's care needs shared with staff at handover meetings?
- 05How can relatives give feedback or raise a complaint, and how will the home show what changed as a result?
This was a focused inspection of Safe and Well-led only; the report says the other key question ratings were not inspected in this visit and the overall rating was calculated using previous ratings. This explanation was written from the published report of 30 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 Hollands Care Home
3 rated inspections over 8 years: the service has held its Good rating throughout.
- December 2023Goodcurrent ratingSafe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
- September 2020Inspected but not ratedWell-led: Good
- November 2017Goodstayed GoodSafe: GoodWell-led: Good
- November 2015GoodSafe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
- May 2013
Report published without a new overall rating.
- July 2012
Report published without a new overall rating.
- March 2011
Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 17 March 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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