Ashbrook Nursing Home

Ashbrook Nursing Home is a care registered to provide nursing and personal care to older people, some of whom have dementia care needs. It is registered to accommodate and support up to 70 people. At the time of the inspection, 70 people were living at the home.

The home has three floors with adapted facilities and en-suite rooms.

There were systems to protect people from the risk of abuse. Potential risks to people were assessed and monitored. However, some risk assessments required further development with more suitable guidance for staff, so they could provide safe care. Staff were recruited safely and appropriately. There were enough staff to meet people's care needs. Systems were in place to record and monitor accidents and incidents in the home. Medicines were managed safely and administered to people as prescribed. People were protected from the risks associated with the spread of infection.

People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible; the policies and systems in the service supported this practice. People's needs were assessed before they started to use the service. People were supported by staff who had received professional training and ongoing development. Staff worked with other health and social care professionals to ensure people were in good health.