Dryfemount Care Home

1. To promote people’s safety and wellbeing, the provider should improve the recording of as required (PRN) medication. This should include staff clearly documenting the reason medication is administered and evaluating and recording its effectiveness. This will support safe decision making and ensure outcomes for people are monitored and understood. This is to ensure care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS), which state: "Any treatment or intervention that I experience is safe and effective." (HSCS 1.24)

2. To support people’s wellbeing and ensure their care is delivered as planned, the provider should improve the accuracy and consistency of recording daily care needs. This should include, but is not limited to, clear and timely documentation of dietary needs, postural changes and personal care needs. This is to ensure care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS), which state: "My care and support meets my needs and is right for me" (HSCS 1.19) and "I experience high quality care and support because people have the necessary information and resources". (HSCS 4.27)

1. To support people’s independence, confidence and orientation within the home, the provider should ensure that wayfinding signage is consistent and clearly displayed throughout the environment. This includes ensuring signs are easy to understand, accessible, and placed in a way that enables people to move safely and independently around the home. This is to ensure care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS), which state: "I can independently access the parts of the premises I use and the environment has been designed to promote this". (HSCS 5.11)