This inspection took place on 15 December 2016 and was unannounced.

Kempsfield Residential Home is registered to provide accommodation with personal care to a maximum of 20 people who have a learning disability or autistic spectrum disorder. There were 11 people living at the home on the day of our inspection.

A registered manager was in post and was present during our 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.

People were supported by staff who had received training in and understood how to protect them from any harm and abuse. Staff knew how to and were confident in reporting any concerns they may have about a person's safety.

There was enough staff to keep people safe on the day of our inspection. Checks were completed on potential new staff to make sure they were suitable to work with people living at the home.

Staff had the skills and knowledge to understand and support people's individual needs. These skills were kept up to date through regular training and staff were supported in their roles by managers and their colleagues.

People were supported to have enough to eat and drink and they received the level of support they needed. People had choices of what they ate and alternatives were offered if people did not want what was on the menu.

Staff asked people's permission before they helped them with any care or support. People's right to make their own decisions about their own care and treatment were upheld and supported by staff.

Staff made sure people were involved in their own care and were able to make their own choices.

People were supported by staff who knew them well and had good relationships with them. People were as independent as they could be and staff encouraged and supported this. Staff treated people with kindness and respected people's right to privacy and dignity.

People received care and support that was individual to them and their needs. Changes in people's needs were recognised by staff and their support was adapted to meet these changing needs. Staff supported people to identify and to spend their time how they wanted to.

People were encouraged to give their opinions about the care they received and make suggestions about what they wanted to happen at the home.

There was a friendly and positive environment within the home and staff worked for the benefit of the people who lived there. Management were visible and approachable and monitored the quality of the service provided.