The New Barn

The home is set in a rural location. People have their own room, shared communal facilities and access to a large garden.

People's experience of the service and what we found: We expect health and social care providers to guarantee people with a learning disability and autistic people respect, equality, dignity, choices and independence and good access to local communities that most people take for granted. 'Right support, right care, right culture' is the guidance CQC follows to make assessment and judgements about services supporting people with a learning disability and autistic people and providers must have regard to it.

Right Support People were receiving the right support however we found some concern with the record keeping and have recommended the provider reviews how records are monitored to ensure information is accurate.

People were supported by sufficient numbers of staff who had been safely recruited and understood how to recognise and report abuse.

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.

Right Care People received their medicine as prescribed and staff had access to guidance to support them in delivering the right care to people. The home was clean, and staff had access to personal and protective equipment (PPE).

Right Culture There was a positive atmosphere in the home and people interacted well with the staff team. Positive risk taking was encouraged to enable people to become more independent. The registered manager understood their responsibilities under the duty of candour.

Visitors were made to feel welcome, and relatives were positive about the service.

For more details, please see the full report which is on the CQC website at www.cqc.org.uk

Rating at last inspection The last rating for this service was Good (Published 22 December 2017.)