West Park Care Home

1. In order that people experience good outcomes and quality of life, the provider should ensure people are supported to spend their time in ways that are meaningful and meet their outcomes. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'I can choose to have an active life and participate in a range of recreational , social, creative, physical and learning activities every day, both indoors and outdoors' (HSCS 1.25).

2. To promote people's health and wellbeing, the provider should have a clear approach to the monitoring and analysis of wound care. It should be evident when recording is required and charts and documents should be consistently completed for the required period. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'My care and support meets my needs and is right for me' (HSCS 1.19).1. To ensure that people using the service are kept safe, the provider should follow best practice guidance relating to staff recruitment. This should include, but is not limited to, the ‘Safer Recruitment Through Better Recruitment (2023)’ guidance document and the ‘SSSC Registration - applying for and gaining registration, and exceptional circumstances (2024)’ guidance document. Particular attention should be paid to attaining good quality references and ensuring all key identification checks are held within employment files. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: ‘I am confident that people who support and care for me have been appropriately and safely recruited’ (HSCS 4.24).