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Randall House

75 Randall Avenue, London, NW2 7SS

Goodpublished 15 December 2023, 2 years ago

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

The five questions inspectors ask
Safe?
Good
Inspectors found that risks were assessed and reviewed, medicines were managed safely, there were enough suitable staff, and systems protected people from abuse and avoidable harm.
Effective?
Good
This area was not inspected during this focused visit. The report says the previous ratings were used for key questions that were not inspected.
Caring?
Good
This area was not inspected during this focused visit. The report says the previous ratings were used for key questions that were not inspected.
Responsive?
Good
This area was not inspected during this focused visit. The report says the previous ratings were used for key questions that were not inspected.
Well-led?
Good
Inspectors found clear management arrangements, effective quality monitoring, regular feedback and an open culture where people and staff could raise concerns.
The latest report, explained

What inspectors found, December 2023

Randall House is rated Good; inspectors found safe care and strong management, but this inspection only checked two of the five areas.

Inspectors visited without notice on 29 November 2023. They spoke with four people living in the home, two family members, managers and support workers. They also checked care and medicines records, staff files and management records.

The home was rated Good for Safe and Well-led. Inspectors found that risks and medicines were managed safely, there were enough trained staff, and safeguarding and infection control arrangements were in place.

Inspectors found a positive culture, good quality checks and regular feedback from people, relatives and staff. The overall rating remained Good, the same as at the previous inspection published in December 2020.

What inspectors praised
  • Safe staffing

    The home had enough staff, including for one-to-one support, activities, appointments and visits. Recruitment checks included references and DBS checks.

    The home had enough staff including for one-to-one support for people to take part in activities, attend appointments and visits how and when they wanted.from the report
  • Safe medicines

    Medicines were stored and managed safely. Staff were trained and checked as competent, and regular audits were completed.

    Staff managing and administering medicines were appropriately trained and assessed as competent to manage medicines safely.from the report
  • Positive atmosphere

    Inspectors found a friendly, person-centred culture. People, relatives and staff were complimentary about the home.

    There was a warm and friendly atmosphere in the home.from the report
  • Strong oversight

    The provider had clear responsibilities and quality checks covering areas such as care plans, accidents, the environment and fire safety.

    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
  1. 01What are the current risk assessments for the person who may move into the home, and how often are they reviewed?
  2. 02How often are medicines audits completed, and have any issues been found since the inspection?
  3. 03How will you make sure there are enough staff for one-to-one support, appointments, activities and visits?
  4. 04What has the home learned from recent incidents, and how have care plans or risk assessments been changed?
  5. 05What were the most recent views from people, relatives and staff, and what changes were made in response?

This was a focused inspection of Safe and Well-led only; the other three key question ratings were not inspected and the overall rating used ratings from the previous inspection. This explanation was written from the published report of 15 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 Randall House

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

  1. December 2023Goodcurrent rating
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

    Read what inspectors found at Randall House

  2. December 2020Inspected but not rated
    Safe: Inspected but not rated

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

  3. January 2018Goodstayed Good
    Safe: GoodWell-led: Good

    Read this report on cqc.org.uk

  4. September 2016Goodstayed Good
    Well-led: Requires improvement

    Read this report on cqc.org.uk

  5. February 2016Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement

    Read this report on cqc.org.uk

  6. June 2014

    Report published without a new overall rating.

    Read this report on cqc.org.uk

  7. October 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

    Read this report on cqc.org.uk

  8. December 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

    Read this report on cqc.org.uk

  9. May 2012

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 16 May 2012.

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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