Cleggsworth Care Home

We found the following examples of good practice.

There were effective measures in place to minimise the risks around COVID-19. We observed staff wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) which was used effectively to safeguard people and current government guidance was being implemented.

The environment was clean, well maintained and hygienic. Cleaning schedules and audits were in place. High touch points within the home were cleaned regularly. This helped to minimise the spread of infection.

People and staff were tested regularly for COVID-19, in line with government guidance. Everyone living at the home and all staff had been vaccinated to help keep people safe from the risk of infection.

The service had risk assessments and policies and procedures in place to manage the risks of COVID-19. The registered manager had regular contact with the local authority and infection control teams.

Systems were in place to ensure that relatives could visit their family members at the care home. However, the home had recently opened after a Covid-19 outbreak and were implementing the government guidance in a phased way. We discussed this with the RM who agreed to fully implement the recently updated visiting guidance following our inspection.

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