Source · CQC inspection

Valewood House Nursing Home

Type Social Care Org Region South East Last inspected 5 Feb 2015

Overall rating: Inadequate  View full CQC report

Domain ratings

Five CQC key questions
Safe
Inadequate
Effective
Inadequate
Caring
Requires Improvement
Responsive
Requires Improvement
Well-led
Inadequate

Earlier inspection findings

pre-2024 framework · 7 must-do 3 should-do

Must-do actions (7)

Legal requirements based on regulation breaches identified during inspection.

Must-do action 1 of 7
Must do
Safe
The provider must ensure people are safeguarded against the risk of abuse by taking reasonable steps to identify the possibility of abuse and prevent it before it occurred, and by responding appropriately to any allegation of abuse.
Regulation: Regulation 11 HSCA 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2010 Safeguarding people who use services from abuse
⚠ People were not safeguarded against the risk of abuse because the manager had not taken reasonable steps to identify the possibility of abuse and prevent it before it occurred, or responded appropriately to any allegation of abuse.
Must-do action 2 of 7
Must do
Safe
The provider must ensure care is planned and delivered in such a way as to ensure the welfare and safety of people and to meet their individual needs.
Regulation: Regulation 9 HSCA 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2010 Care and welfare of people who use services
⚠ Care had not been planned and delivered in such a way as to ensure the welfare and safety of people or to meet their individual needs.
Must-do action 3 of 7
Must do
Safe
The provider must ensure people are protected against the risks associated with the safe use and management of medicines.
Regulation: Regulation 13 HSCA 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2010 Management of medicines
⚠ People were not protected against the risks associated with the unsafe use and management of medicines.
Must-do action 4 of 7
Must do
Effective
The provider must have suitable arrangements in place for obtaining, and acting in accordance with, the consent of people in relation to the care and treatment provided for them, and for establishing and acting in accordance with their best interests.
Regulation: Regulation 18 HSCA 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2010 Consent to care and treatment
⚠ The registered person did not have suitable arrangements in place for obtaining, and acting in accordance with, the consent of people in relation to the care and treatment provided for them, or for establishing and acting in accordance with their best interests.
Must-do action 5 of 7
Must do
Effective
The provider must ensure people are protected from the risks of inadequate nutrition and dehydration and receive appropriate support to enable them to eat and drink.
Regulation: Regulation 14 HSCA 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2010 Meeting nutritional needs
⚠ People were not protected from the risks of inadequate nutrition and dehydration and did not receive appropriate support to enable them to eat and drink.
Must-do action 6 of 7
Must do
Caring
The provider must ensure people’s dignity is always ensured and people are always treated with consideration and respect. People must be enabled to make, or participate in making, decisions relating to their care or treatment.
Regulation: Regulation 17 HSCA 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2010 Respecting and involving people who use services
⚠ People’s dignity was not always ensured and people were not always treated with consideration and respect. People were not enabled to make, or participate in making, decisions relating to their care or treatment.
Must-do action 7 of 7
Must do
Well-led
The provider must ensure people are not at risk of receiving unsafe or inappropriate care and treatment by maintaining proper information about them and by appropriately maintaining management records.
Regulation: Regulation 20 HSCA 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2010 Records
⚠ People were at risk of receiving unsafe or inappropriate care and treatment because there was a lack of proper information about them and management records were not appropriately maintained.

Should-do actions (3)

Recommended improvements to enhance service quality.

Should-do action 1 of 3
Should do
Effective
The manager should review the induction and training processes to ensure that staff are equipped with the skills to deliver care to an appropriate standard, and prepared for the launch of the Care Certificate in 2015.
Should-do action 2 of 3
Should do
Responsive
The manager should consider a structured approach to gathering people’s views to ensure that they have regular opportunities to share concerns or ideas.
Should-do action 3 of 3
Should do
Responsive
The complaints procedure should be made more readily available to people and visitors.

Previous inspection

28 January 2015
RatingInadequate
TypeInspection report
Actions 10 must-do 3 should-do
3 resolved 10 repeated

Location details

CQC ID: 1-109737388
Local authority: West Sussex
Region: South East

Inspection report

Type: Comprehensive inspection
Date: 5 February 2015
Rating: Inadequate
Actions: 7 must-do 3 should-do
AI-extracted 17 Feb 2026