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At the time of our visit there were four people living on the ground floor unit and fourteen on the living with dementia unit. Living Well Street and Tom Wroe Unit is registered to provide residential care for up to 46 people, some of whom live with dementia. Accommodation is split in to three units, one on each floor of Helme Hall.
Meadow Court Residential Home Meal Hill Lane, Slaithwaite, Huddersfield, HD7 5EL ★★☆☆ Meadow Court is a care home providing personal care and accomodation for up to thirty seven older people. Knowle Court 38 Knowl Road, Golcar, Huddersfield, HD7 4AN ★★★☆ Knowle Court has been established since 1987 and is a privately operated care home. Knowle Court provides accommodation for up to 22 people who require residential care. We are able to offer 24hr permenant care, respite care and day care.
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Our Inclusive fee gives peace of mind and allows residents to enjoy our facilities and services without having to worry about extra costs. See CQC's page explaining ratings for more details about ratings and inspection practices of care homes in England. We have care homes in Bradford, care homes in Leeds, Hawick, Huddersfield since 1996.
Staff had received safeguarding training and knew how to identify and report signs of abuse. Greenacres has all the finishing touches you would expect from a warm and welcoming home, with cosy fire places, attractive décor and freely accessible, secure gardens. All 64 bedrooms are en-suite, enabling us to deliver person-centred care in a dignified manner, promoting independence as far as possible. Greenacres has all the finishing touches you would expect from a warm and welcoming home, with cosy fire places, attractive décor and freely accessible, secure, gardens.
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People told us they were happy living at the home and they were looked after well by the staff. Quality assurance systems were found to be effective and were used to continuously improve the service. People were able to feedback regarding the service and the registered provider made changes as required. There were sufficient numbers of suitably qualified and competent staff to meet people’s care needs. Staff received support through an ongoing programme of mandatory and specialist training as well as formal supervision. People's dietary needs were well managed and there was a good choice of home-prepared food and snacks.
This meant the provider had failed to plan effectively to ensure effective governance systems were in place. You can see what action we told the provider to take at the back of the full version of the report. Park Homes UK is providing elderly care, dementia care and nursing. We have, care homes in Bradford, care homes in Leeds, Huddersfield since 1996. Bishop Way is a care home providing nursing and personal care and accommodation for up to sixteen people who have either a learning disability or a mental health related condition.
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Staff demonstrated a good knowledge of the people who lived at the home. Some told us they would like more training, particularly in caring for people living with dementia. Some staff also expresses their concerns about staffing levels. During our visit to the service we spent time speaking with people who lived at the home, staff working there, the manager and a senior member of management.
Our residents and their families find this gives them peace of mind and makes things much easier when dealing with finances. There were plans for the registered manager to move to manage a separate part of the service. At the time of the inspection the new manager of Living Well Street and Tom Wroe Unit was not the registered manager but had made an application to be the registered manager.
Care homes in Meltham
All food in the home uses the best locally sourced ingredients and is prepared freshly on-site. Ratings are provided by Care Quality Commission and reflects the most recent report for this care home, which was published on 16 October 2018. The residency has been registered with the Care Quality Commission since February 2016. In October 2018, the CQC rewarded the home with an overall rating of requires improvement.
Some of the people were supported to buy and prepare their own food. This meant staff were able to accommodate people’s individual preferences. This inspection took place on 4 July 2018 and was unannounced. We inspected this service because we received information giving us concerns about the safety and quality of care.
We looked around the home, observed care, reviewed care files, medication systems and looked at staffing arrangements. On Friday, care home staff organised a Jubilee garden party so that residents could celebrate with their families and enjoy refreshments and entertainment. Residents also enjoyed traditional fish and chips, jubilee cupcakes and a glass of fizz. Some people living at the home had complex needs and were not able to verbally communicate their views and experiences to us. Due to this we have used a formal way to observe people in this review to help us understand how their needs were supported.
Huddersfield Adult Memory Disorder Unit and Tom Wroe Unit provide care for people living with complex mental health needs. Helme Hall and Helme View Care Home is registered to provide nursing and residential care for up to 46 older people. This inspection took place on 5 and 9 March 2015 and was unannounced. We issued warning notices telling the registered provider and the registered manager they must make improvements. The provider sent us an action plan telling us what they were going to do to make sure they were meeting the regulations.
We are delighted to accept both local authority and private funded residents. If you are looking for a care home, nursing home or elderly care in Bradford, Hawick, Leeds, Huddersfield. We found that the registered provider had taken sufficient action to meet with the breaches of regulation we identified during our inspection in September 2014. Some people told us they were visited by the staff before they came into the home and their care was agreed. We observed positive interaction between care workers and people using the service and staff spoke with people in a respectful manner. People told us their views were taken into consideration when planning their care and staff respected their wishes and this included their likes and dislikes.
People and their relatives told us they felt safe living at this service as they were well supported and their health care needs were met. On the day of this inspection the registered manager was not on site. The registered provider had recently appointed a workforce development manager and comprehensive training was completed in-house. We saw evidence of staff supervision and appraisals being completed.
People told us they were visited by the staff before they came into the home and their care was agreed. The new manager had started work at the service in the week of our visit and was therefore not yet familiar with the home. We spoke with a member of senior management who told us they were aware of some of the issues we had identified and were already working to resolve them. Some, due to complex care needs, were not able to tell us their opinions.
We are currently busy with a recruitment drive and have vacancies across our homes for nurses, care assistants, chefs, housekeepers,... Robust processes were in place for auditing the quality of service provision. People told us they felt safe and staff knew how to maintain people’s safety. Another person said, “Its not home, but the next best thing. People told us that they were able to make choices about how they spent their day and they said that staff were kind and thoughtful. People told us that the staff were good and they felt well cared for.
