Glebe Farm

Each person living at Glebe Farm had their own one-bedroom flat, with en-suite bathroom and living space. There were three buildings surrounding an enclosed courtyard. Each building had three flats and some shared spaces. The home also had a shared kitchen and dining room.

Although this is a new home (built in 2018), it is registered to support nine people, which is larger than recommended by current best practice guidance. The provider worked closely with the local authority during the planning stages and designed a home to meet the needs of people with complex needs.

The provider had effective systems in place which helped ensure that staff delivered a service that met people's needs and kept them safe. Systems were in place to help staff minimise risks to people. Staff understood the identified risks and followed the guidance in place to keep people safe. This was regularly reviewed and updated.

Senior staff reviewed accidents and incidents to ensure learning happened when things went wrong. They took additional actions to reduce risk as necessary.

Measures were in place to manage the risks of COVID-19 including policies and risk assessments. Staff told us they had access to sufficient personal protective equipment (PPE) and had received training on how to keep themselves, and others, safe from the risks of COVID-19. The provider had robust contingency plans in the event of an outbreak.

This was a targeted inspection that considered assessing risk, safety monitoring and management, and preventing and controlling infection. Based on our inspection of these areas the service was able to demonstrate how they were meeting the underpinning principles of Right support, right care, right culture. People were encouraged and supported to make decisions. People's care was person-centred and their privacy, dignity, and human rights were protected.

We expect health and social care providers to guarantee autistic people and people with a learning disability the choices, dignity, independence and good access to local communities that most people take for

granted. Right Support, right care, right culture is the statutory guidance which supports CQC to make assessments and judgements about services providing support to people with a learning disability and/or autistic people.