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Trabel

26-28 Cambridge Road, Huddersfield, HD1 5BU

Goodpublished 1 February 2024, 2 years ago

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

The five questions inspectors ask
Safe?
Good
Inspectors found clear safeguarding arrangements, suitable risk assessments, enough staff and effective medicine systems. The home was clean, but it was working on actions to improve some aspects of the environment.
Effective?
Good
People's needs, choices and dietary requirements were assessed and reflected in care plans. Staff were trained and supported, and mental capacity assessments and best-interest decisions were recorded clearly.
Caring?
Good
This question was not inspected during this visit. The report says the rating from the last inspection was used when calculating the overall rating.
Responsive?
Good
This question was not inspected during this visit. The report says the rating from the last inspection was used when calculating the overall rating.
Well-led?
Good
Inspectors found caring interactions, supportive managers, quality checks and opportunities for people, relatives and staff to give feedback.
The latest report, explained

What inspectors found, February 2024

Trabel is rated Good; inspectors found safe, kind and person-centred care, with improvements since the last inspection.

This was an unannounced inspection on 5 and 14 December 2023. Inspectors spoke with people living in the home, relatives and staff. They reviewed care, medicine and staff records, observed care and checked the building.

The home was rated Good overall. Safe, Effective and Well-led were each rated Good. Inspectors found enough staff, safe medicine systems, suitable risk plans and care that reflected people's needs and choices.

The Effective rating improved from Requires Improvement at the last inspection. The home had also acted on an earlier recommendation about Mental Capacity Act records.

This inspection only looked at Safe, Effective and Well-led. The other ratings were carried forward from the previous inspection, and the overall rating stayed Good.

What inspectors praised

  • Safe staffing

    Inspectors found enough staff during the inspection, and recruitment checks had been completed. People and relatives spoke positively about staff.

    “There were enough staff to support people safely.” from the report

  • Choice and independence

    People were supported to make choices, use services in the community and take medicines in a way that promoted independence.

    “People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives” from the report

  • Improved records

    The home had improved its recording of mental capacity assessments and best-interest decisions since the previous inspection.

    “At this inspection we found the provider had acted on the recommendation and had made improvements.” from the report

  • Person-centred care

    Care plans reflected people's needs and preferences. Inspectors observed caring and supportive interactions.

    “People received compassionate and empowering care that was tailored to their needs.” from the report
What inspectors were concerned about

  • Some environmental improvements still needed

    minor

    The report says the home was working on actions to improve aspects of the home. It does not give further detail about these actions.

    “The home environment was clean, the home was working on actions to improve aspects of the home.” from the report
Questions to ask them, based on this report
  1. 01What specific actions are being taken to improve the home environment, and when will they be completed?
  2. 02How will you make sure mental capacity assessments and best-interest decisions stay up to date?
  3. 03How do you support each person's choices about daily routines, activities and independence?
  4. 04How are medicine staff trained and checked to make sure medicines are given safely?
  5. 05What were the latest views from people, relatives and staff about the care and support provided?

This inspection covered Safe, Effective and Well-led only; Caring and Responsive were not inspected and their previous ratings were used for the overall rating. This explanation was written from the published report of 1 February 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 Trabel

3 rated inspections over 7 years: the service has improved, from Requires improvement to Good.

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

    Read what inspectors found at Trabel →

  2. November 2017Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: Requires improvementWell-led: Good

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

  3. September 2016Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement

    Read this report on cqc.org.uk

  4. March 2014

    Report published without a new overall rating.

    Read this report on cqc.org.uk

  5. November 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

    Read this report on cqc.org.uk

  6. December 2010

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 24 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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