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The Everley Residential Care Home

Type Social Care Org Region Yorkshire & Humberside Last inspected 26 Nov 2014

Overall rating: Requires Improvement  View full CQC report

Domain ratings

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

Earlier inspection findings

pre-2024 framework · 5 must-do

Must-do actions (5)

Legal requirements based on regulation breaches identified during inspection.

Must-do action 1 of 5
Must do
Safe
The registered provider should ensure that they lead the staff team in maintaining a safe environment.
⚠ Upstairs we saw ironed clothes were hanging from the top of people’s bedroom doors and on the emergency fire door release mechanisms and two bedroom doors were wedged open. There was also a trip hazard, apart from a vacuum cleaner on the floor upstairs.
Must-do action 2 of 5
Must do
Safe
We recommend that the registered provider ensures that there is no obstruction to prevent fire doors from operating correctly and that they are maintained to operate effectively.
⚠ Upstairs we saw ironed clothes were hanging from the top of people’s bedroom doors and on the emergency fire door release mechanisms and two bedroom doors were wedged open. There was also a trip hazard, apart from a vacuum cleaner on the floor upstairs. Downstairs the door between the dining …
Must-do action 3 of 5
Must do
Safe
We recommend that people’s MAR charts are signed by staff after the medication has been witnessed as being taken.
⚠ We observed the registered provider giving medication. We saw that they signed the person’s MAR before the person took their medication. We discussed this with them. They said they had been nervous being observed and would not usually have signed the MAR until the person had taken their medication.
Must-do action 4 of 5
Must do
Safe
We recommend that a new lock be fitted to the medication storage cupboard.
⚠ The storage cupboard for medication had a broken lock; this cupboard had been secured by having an internal latch fitted.
Must-do action 5 of 5
Must do
Well-led
We recommend that the registered provider undertake audits of the service to monitor and maintain the quality of service being provided.
⚠ We asked to see the audits that had been undertaken over the last year. The registered provider told us that no audits had taken place.

Location details

CQC ID: 1-109984569
Local authority: North Yorkshire
Region: Yorkshire & Humberside

Inspection report

Type: Comprehensive inspection
Date: 26 November 2014
Rating: Requires Improvement
Actions: 5 must-do
AI-extracted 17 Feb 2026