St Johns Nursing Home Limited

St Johns Nursing Home is a residential care home providing personal and nursing care to up to 54 people in one adapted building. The service provides support to people who need nursing support, including people living with dementia. At the time of our inspection there were 44 people using the service.

Staff administered medicines to people appropriately, but we found medicines administration records were not always adequately completed. The risk of people developing pressure sores was managed by a range of measures designed by healthcare professionals. However, records relating to these were not always completed. For example, there were gaps in people's turning and hydration records. In the weeks prior to our inspection a new manager came in to post at the service. They had introduced auditing processes that identified these shortfalls. We will continue to monitor the service to ensure that the provider's quality checks improve and maintain people's safety. The service's new manager had recruited new staff, including nurses and a clinical lead, to the team. This ensured there were enough staff available at all times to deliver safe and effective care. Staff received training and supervision.

People's needs were assessed and reviewed. People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests; the policies and systems in the service supported this practice. People received the support they required to eat and drink and accessed healthcare services whenever they needed.