This inspection took place on the 8 and 10 May 2018 and was unannounced.

This was the first inspection of Haven Care Home following the change of provider to HC – One on 15 December 2017.

Haven Care Home is a 'care home'. People in care homes receive accommodation and nursing or personal care as a single package under one contractual agreement. CQC regulates both the premises and the care provided, and both were looked at during this inspection.

The home is registered to provide nursing and personal care and accommodation for up to 40 older people and people with disabilities. At the time of the inspection there were 27 people living at Haven Care Home. People had different health care needs. Some required continual nursing care due to complex health care needs; including end of life care. Other people needed support with personal care and assistance to move around the home safely due to frailty or medical conditions and some people were living with dementia.

The registered manager was present during the inspection. A registered manager is a person who has registered with the Care Quality Commission to manage the service. Like registered providers, they are ‘registered persons’. Registered persons have legal responsibility for meeting the requirements in the Health and Social Care Act 2008 and associated Regulations about how the service is run.

There were not enough permanent staff working in the home, which meant there was a reliance on agency staff, particularly agency nurses. This had a negative impact on the support and care provided; medicines were not given out as prescribed, there had been errors and safeguarding referrals had not been made in line with current guidance. This meant people may have been at risk of harm or injury.

The CQC is required by law to monitor the operation of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) which applies to care homes. The management and staff had attended training in the Mental Capacity Act 2005, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and safeguarding. They said they were aware of current guidance to ensure people were protected. However, not all staff had demonstrated a clear understanding of protecting people from harm and had restricted a person without following current guidelines. For example, a best interest meeting with appropriate health and social care professionals.

Care plans had been personalised, they identified people’s specific needs and included guidance for staff to follow and provide the care and support people needed. However, the information recorded was not consistent and had not been effectively reviewed by the nurses, due to the lack of permanent staff. Records showing the support and care staff offered daily had not been completed and did not accurately reflect the actual care provided.

HC - One quality assurance and monitoring system had not been set up at the time of the inspection and staff were unable to access policies and procedure at the home. Policies requested were available after the inspection and were sent to CQC. Following the inspection an improvement plan had been completed that identified areas where improvements were needed and what action would be taken to address them. These improvements would take time to implement and embed into practice.

Risk had been assessed and people were encouraged to be independent in a safe way, with the provision of walking aids and assistance from staff as required. Emergency procedures had been developed to support people if they had to leave the building; there were regular checks of the environment and staff followed the providers infection control policies with a cleaning schedule that ensured people were protected.

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