Dunheved Lodge

Dunheved Lodge is a residential care home providing personal care and accommodation to people with a learning disability and autistic people in one adapted building. The service provides support to a maximum of 12 people. At the time of our inspection 12 people were living there.

We expect health and social care providers to guarantee autistic people and people with a learning disability the choices, dignity, independence and good access to local communities that most people take for granted. Right support, right care, right culture is the statutory guidance which supports CQC to make assessments and judgements about services providing support to people with a learning disability and/or autistic people.

Right Support People were supported to live active lives over which they had choice and control. People chose the activities they wanted to do, and staff supported their participation. Timely referrals were made to healthcare professionals to ensure people's needs were assessed and met.

Right Care People received kind and compassionate care from staff. People and staff knew each other well and over time and relatives were welcome at the service. People's communication needs were assessed and individually met. The providers procedures and staff training ensured that people were protected from foreseeable harm.