Blaydon Lodge

We found the following examples of good practice.

● The registered manager had identified, assessed and mitigated all COVID-19 related risks to people, staff and visitors. The registered manager had enhanced the provider's quality and assurance systems to make sure all aspects of infection prevention and control were monitored and regularly reviewed. ● The registered manager had an effective monitoring system in place to check that the service was following government guidance and the provider's own policies. ● Staff were confident and knowledgeable about government guidance and what visitors were required to do prior to entering the service. Professional visitors were required to provide a negative lateral flow test result from that day. Visiting professionals and staff provided evidence of their vaccination status to the registered manager before entering the service. ● People were encouraged and supported to leave the service to access the local community. Relatives were able to visit their family members if needed during the person's short-term respite stay. ● Staff wore appropriate PPE and had access to this throughout the home. Staff had received additional training during the pandemic about correct PPE usage and infection prevention and control from the provider.

The five questions we ask about services and what we found