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Little Haven

133 Wellmeadow Road, London, SE6 1HP

Goodpublished 22 March 2024, 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. Risk assessments, staffing, recruitment checks, medicines systems and infection control were found to be suitable.
Effective?
Good
This question was not inspected during this focused visit. The report says the rating used for this question came from the last comprehensive inspection.
Caring?
Good
This question was not inspected during this focused visit. The report says the rating used for this question came from the last comprehensive inspection.
Responsive?
Good
This question was not inspected during this focused visit. The report says the rating used for this question came from the last comprehensive inspection.
Well-led?
Good
The home had an open culture, clear management systems and regular checks on care and medicines records. Staff were supported through meetings and specialist training.
The latest report, explained

What inspectors found, March 2024

Rated Good; inspectors found safe, well-managed care and no evidence that earlier concerns had put people at risk.

This was an unannounced focused inspection on 13 and 22 November 2023. Inspectors spoke with 7 people, the manager and 2 support workers. They reviewed 5 care records, recruitment records and management information, and received feedback from 3 staff.

The home was rated Good for Safe and Well-led. People said they felt safe, liked the staff and received the support they needed. Medicines records were complete, staffing levels were suitable, recruitment checks were carried out and the home was clean.

The inspection followed concerns raised during earlier monitoring about incidents, leadership, openness and learning. Inspectors reviewed these issues and found no evidence that people were at risk of harm. They found that risks linked to earlier violent incidents were being managed and there had been no further reported incidents.

What inspectors praised
  • Medicines managed safely

    Inspectors found complete medicines records, individual medicines risk assessments and staff who had been trained and assessed as competent.

    Medicines records were accurately completed and there were no unexplained gaps in people's medicine administration records (MAR) charts.from the report
  • People felt safe

    People told inspectors they felt safe and that staff supported them without delay. Staff knew how to report possible abuse or harm.

    I am looked after well here. They are very good to me. We get on. I feel safe and happy living here,from the report
  • Positive leadership

    Inspectors found an open culture and management systems that monitored the quality of care. Staff could raise ideas and receive support and training.

    There was a positive and open culture at the service.from the report
  • Care plans involved people

    People were involved in developing their care plans. Staff worked with them on emotional and mental health needs, activities, housing and appointments.

    People told us they were always involved with developing their care plans.from the report
What inspectors were concerned about
  • Earlier violence incidents

    minor

    The inspection followed concerns that included incidents of violence at the home. Inspectors found that the risks were being managed and there had been no further reported violent incidents since the earlier contact.

    We found since our last contact with the service, risks of recurrence were managed well and no reports of further violent incidents had occurred.from the report
Questions to ask them, based on this report
  1. 01How are risks linked to the earlier violent incidents monitored for my relative and other residents?
  2. 02How will you check that my relative's medicines records remain complete and accurate?
  3. 03How often will my relative's care plan and mental health risk assessments be reviewed with them?
  4. 04What specialist training have staff received for the mental health conditions affecting my relative?
  5. 05How can my relative and our family raise concerns or give feedback about the care?

This was a focused inspection of Safe and Well-led only; the other ratings used for the overall rating came from the last comprehensive inspection. This explanation was written from the published report of 22 March 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 Little Haven

3 rated inspections over 8 years: the service has held its Good rating throughout.

  1. March 2024Goodcurrent ratingstayed Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

    Read what inspectors found at Little Haven

  2. April 2018Goodstayed Good
    Safe: GoodWell-led: Good

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

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

    Read this report on cqc.org.uk

  4. November 2014

    Report published without a new overall rating.

    Read this report on cqc.org.uk

  5. November 2013

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 4 November 2013.

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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