Whitebriars Care Home

Whitebriars care home is a residential care home providing care, support and accommodation for up to 25 people. People living at the home were older people with a range of care and support needs that included Parkinson's disease, diabetes and health conditions relating to old age. Some people living at the service lived with dementia. At the time of our inspection there were 24 people using the service.

People lived in a safe environment and were protected from harm. Staff had been trained in safeguarding and knew the steps to take if they suspected abuse or wrongdoing. Risk assessments were in place that covered all aspects of people's care and support including for example the risk of falls and that of developing pressure sores. People received their medicines safely by trained staff who were subject to regular re-assessments. People were supported by staff who had been recruited safely and there were enough staff on every shift to meet people's needs. Lessons learned following accidents and incidents and any learning was shared with staff to minimise recurrences. People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff supported /did them in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests; the policies and systems in the service supported this practice.