Riverdale Court

Riverdale Court is a care home providing personal care and accommodation to people aged 65 and over. Riverdale Court accommodates up to 80 people across four separate units in one building, each of which have separate adapted facilities. At the time of our inspection there were 78 people using the service.

During this inspection, we found improvement was required in relation to some aspects of medicines management and how the service was being managed. There were systems in place to record accidents and incidents, however sufficient analysis was not in place particularly with regards to the high number of falls at the service. The current systems in place were not robust enough to assess the quality and safety of the service effectively.

The service had safeguarding procedures in place and staff had a clear understanding of these procedures. Risks to people's health and safety were assessed. Relatives told us they felt people were safe and their needs were being met. There were appropriate numbers of staff deployed to meet people's needs. Appropriate recruitment checks had taken place before staff started work. Staff followed appropriate infection control practices.