There is better news for troubled Leeds residential home Donisthorpe Hall in its latest inspection report from the Care Quality Commission.
For the third consecutive time, CQC inspectors graded the home as requiring improvement overall. It was also found to require improvement in three of the five inspection categories.
However, the CQC reported advancements since the previous inspection.
At the time of the CQC’s visits, 70 people were using the service. The registered manager told the inspectors that capacity was being more than halved from 189 to 90.
They reported that although there were usually enough staff on duty to meet residents’ needs, “we found instances when one unit became very busy and task orientated”. The staff was “mostly trained” but some employees were “not up to date with the provider’s mandatory training”.
Inspectors also found that “one unit did not engage people with activities as much as others”.
Arrangements were in place for the safe management of people’s medicines and residents were supported to have the maximum control of their lives.
Residents, relatives and stakeholders told the inspectors that the management team was approachable.
The registered manager “hadn’t acted upon” some of the areas of concern raised during the inspection, attributing this to time constraints.
Donisthorpe — “a care home with an Orthodox Jewish ethos” — has had a series of critical reports from the CQC. Previous inspections graded Donisthorpe as inadequate, leading it to be placed in special measures.
In September, Leeds City Council suspended placements to the home after its water supply tested positive for the bacteria legionella.
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