Leadership at nursing home improves but more progress needed
Leadership has improved at a Borders nursing home but there is still room for further progress, a new report concludes.
Peebles Nursing Home at Tweed Green provides a care home service to 30 older adults.
At the time of an unannounced inspection by two representatives of the Care Inspectorate on May 26 there were 25 people living in the home.
The rooms are accommodated over two floors. On the ground floor, there is a large split sitting room and a separate dining room.
The home benefits from a small seating/garden area to the front and a small encloses rear garden and is situated in the heart of Peebles, giving access to shops and community facilities.
Key findings were that people experience warm, person-centred care that supports their well-being.
Leadership had improved, but quality assurance processes “needed to be more robust and consistently applied”.
Staffing arrangements are stable, safe and support good teamwork.
Personal planning had also improved “but requires further development to ensure clarity, relevance, and future-focused care”.
The services was rated ‘good’ for supporting people’s well-being and for its staff team and ‘adequate’ for leadership and how well care and support is planned.
The report states: “Staffing levels within the service remained stable and continued to meet the needs of people living there.
“Rotas were consistently aligned with the level of support required, and shifts were observed to be staffed appropriately.
“Nursing cover was structured in a way that ensured safe and continuous support throughout the day and night.
“Staff supervision and observations of practice had been reinstated, and the manager had made good progress in re-establishing consistent oversight and support for staff.
“Records showed that team meetings had taken place, with further dates planned to maintain regular opportunities for reflection and discussion.
“Individualised personal plans had been recently reviewed and updated. Plans included essential information about people’s likes, dislikes and personal preferences.
“Key tasks were outlined, providing staff with guidance on how to meet people’s day to day care and support needs.
“However, we found personal plans did not include details of people’s wishes in relation to future care planning (sometimes referred to as anticipatory care planning).
“The manager was aware of this and had planned to spend time with people and their relatives to discuss and document their preferences for futurecare and support.”
The service operator, Mansfield Care Limited, has been approached for comment.