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Ash Court Care Centre - Camden, Ascham Street, London.

Ash Court Care Centre - Camden in Ascham Street, London is a Nursing home and Rehabilitation (illness/injury) specialising in the provision of services relating to accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care, caring for adults over 65 yrs, caring for adults under 65 yrs, dementia, physical disabilities, sensory impairments and treatment of disease, disorder or injury. The last inspection date here was 6th November 2019

Ash Court Care Centre - Camden is managed by Ash Court Community Limited.

Contact Details:

    Address:
      Ash Court Care Centre - Camden
      Ash Mews
      Ascham Street
      London
      NW5 2PW
      United Kingdom
    Telephone:
      08444725181
    Website:

Ratings:

For a guide to the ratings, click here.

Safe: Good
Effective: Good
Caring: Good
Responsive: Good
Well-Led: Good
Overall: Good

Further Details:

Important Dates:

    Last Inspection 2019-11-06
    Last Published 2017-03-10

Local Authority:

    Camden

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Inspection Reports:

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18th January 2017 - During a routine inspection pdf icon

This inspection took place on 18 and 19 January 2017 and was unannounced. At our last inspection in October 2014 the service was rated ‘Good’. At this inspection we found the service remained ‘Good’.

Ash Court Care Centre provides accommodation, nursing and personal care for up to 62 older people over three floors. The home is in Kentish Town in Camden. There were 60 people staying at the home at the time of our visit.

There was a registered manager in post. 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 told us they felt safe at the home and safe with the staff who supported them. They told us that staff were kind and respectful and they were satisfied with the numbers of staff on duty at the home.

Staff understood, respected and responded to each person’s diverse needs in regard to their culture, gender, sexual orientation and spirituality in a caring and compassionate way.

The management and staff at the home had identified and highlighted potential risks to people’s safety and had thought about and recorded how these risks should be reduced.

The home was clean and staff understood about the importance of infection control.

Staff understood the principles of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) and told us they would always offer people choices about their care. People told us staff listened to them and respected their choices and decisions.

The service was following the appropriate procedures regarding Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS).

People had good access to healthcare professionals such as doctors, dentists, chiropodists and opticians and any changes to people’s needs were responded to appropriately and quickly.

People told us they liked the food provided and menu choices were always available.

People using the service and staff were very positive about the registered manager and the management of the home.

People confirmed that they were asked about the quality of the service and had made comments about this. Quality assurance systems were in place in order that suggested improvements could be actioned and monitored.

The service had a number of quality and safety audits which were designed to ensure a safe environment was maintained.

27th October 2014 - During an inspection to make sure that the improvements required had been made pdf icon

This inspection took place on 27 and 28 October 2014 and was unannounced. At our last inspection in December 2013 the service met all the regulations we looked at.

Ash Court Care Centre provides accommodation, nursing and personal care for up to 62 older people over three floors.

There was a registered manager in post. 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 and associated Regulations about how the service is run.

People told us they felt safe at the home and safe with the staff who supported them. They told us that staff were patient, kind and respectful.

People and their relatives said they were satisfied with the numbers of staff and that they didn’t have to wait too long for assistance when they used the call bell.

The management and staff at the home had identified and highlighted potential risks to people’s safety and had thought out and recorded how these risks could be minimised.

Staff understood the principles of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) and told us they would presume a person could make their own decisions about their care and treatment. They told us that if the person could not make certain decisions then they would have to think about what was in that person’s “best interests” which would involve asking people close to the person as well as other professionals.

Food looked and smelt appetising and the chef was aware of any special diets people required either as a result of a clinical need or a cultural preference.

People and their relatives said they had good access to other healthcare professionals such as dentists, chiropodists and opticians. We met with the GP who visits the home every week.

People told us they liked the staff who supported them and that they were treated with warmth and kindness and that staff listened to them respected their choices and decisions.

A person we spoke with told us they had been involved in activities and their needs had been catered for.

People using the service, their relatives and friends were positive about the manager and management of the home. They confirmed that they were asked about the quality of the service and had made comments about this. They felt the service took their views into account in order to improve service delivery.

4th April 2012 - During an inspection to make sure that the improvements required had been made pdf icon

We carried out an unannounced inspection visit on 4 April 2012 to see whether the improvements we required following our last review had been implemented and to assess whether the provider continued to meet the required standards. During our visit we spoke with people who use the services as well as their relatives and friends. The people we spoke with said they felt safe and well cared for in the home; their relatives and friends told us that they were happy with the standards of care provided by the home and its staff.

Following our visit on 4 April 2012 we received some information of concern regarding the care and welfare of people who use Ash Court Care Centre and the management of their medicines. We carried out further inspections to see whether Ash Court Care Centre was meeting the government’s standards of quality and safety. We carried out unannounced inspections through the night on the 3 May and in the early morning on the 4 May. During the course of these inspections we identified concerns around whether the delivery of care to the people that use the service was meeting their individual needs through the night. We then carried out an unannounced inspection in the early morning on the 9th May. During the course of this inspection we identified concerns around the management and administration of medicines to people who use the service.

27th June 2011 - During an inspection in response to concerns pdf icon

We carried out two inspection visits to Ash Court, on 27 June and on 4 August 2011, in response to safeguarding concerns. On the first inspection visit, we looked at outcomes twelve, thirteen, fourteen and sixteen, and on the second visit, we looked at outcomes one, four, five, seven, thirteen, fourteen and sixteen.

During the first inspection visit, we spoke to many people who have used the service, and their relatives and friends. They told us that, generally, staff do their jobs well, are helpful, kind and approachable. They treat people with respect, observe their right to dignity, make them feel comfortable, equal and safe. There were enough staff to meet their needs.

They did not directly comment on the support staff receive or the quality assurance system. They did tell us that they found the manager and team to be open and approachable and they had daily contact with them. They also said that residents’ meetings took place with questionnaire handed out beforehand.

On our second visit, we spent most of our time, from early morning until the evening, talking to people and observing care. We also looked at records. People told us that they felt safe and well care for in the home.

1st January 1970 - During a routine inspection pdf icon

In this report there appears the name of a registered manager who was not in post and not managing the regulatory activities at the home at the time of the inspection. Their name appears because they were still registered manager on our register when the inspection was carried out. A new manager had recently started at the home. We spoke with them and other members of staff.

People we spoke with were generally happy with the service. Their comments included that they were "very happy" at the home and the the staff were "very nice and "very caring." We saw people being appropriately supported throughout both days of the inspection, at mealtimes and during group activities arranged by staff members and visiting volunteers. People's care records and other records relating to the service were detailed and up to date.

Staff felt they were properly supported in their roles, but we found that some ongoing training for staff was overdue. We also found that periodic background checks on staff members had not been carried out routinely by the provider. However, we were told that the checks would be undertaken under a revised procedure that had now been implemented.

The provider had effective systems to monitor the quality of the service and to address any complaints.

 

 

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