Gayton House

Gayton House is care home providing accommodation and personal care to people with learning disabilities, autism and physical disabilities . Gayton House is registered to provide care and support for six people. During our inspection five people received the regulated activity.

The service has been developed and designed in line with the principles and values that underpin Registering the Right Support and other best practice guidance. This ensures that people who use the service can live as full a life as possible and achieve the best possible outcomes. The principles reflect the need for people with learning disabilities and/or autism to live meaningful lives that include control, choice, and independence. People using the service receive planned and co-ordinated person-centred support that is appropriate and inclusive for them.

People were able to take positive risks. They were involved with monitoring safety in the service and staff recruitment. People's relatives felt the service was a safe place for their family members to live. People's medicines were administered and managed safely.

Staff were well trained and skilled. They worked with people to overcome challenges and promote their independence. The emphasis of support was towards inclusion and enabling people to learn essential life skills. Equality, Diversity and Human Rights (EDHR) were promoted and understood by staff. 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.