An Ayrshire nursing home has been handed a favourable report card from the Care Inspectorate.
Airlie House Care Home, in Ayr’s Victoria Park, was graded ‘very good’ across two quality indicators by the scrutiny body.
The home provides care for up to 25 older people and the provider is Ayr Baptist Homes.
The Care Inspectorate said leadership at the nursing home was ‘very good,’ so too was the home’s ability to support people’s wellbeing.
An extract from the Care Inspectorate report said: “In making our evaluations of the service we spoke with nine people using the service and four relatives or friends visiting the home. We also talked to 17 staff, the manager and one visiting GP.
“And we reviewed letters of appreciation from relatives and other health professionals.”
The inspectors said the “continuity of care provided” by a “consistent team” of care staff and management was “a strength” for the service.
They also witnessed staff demonstrate “a kind and caring approach” which made people “feel welcomed” in the home.
The report goes on: “Staff know the needs of the people who live in the home very well and have developed caring and supportive relationships with them.
“The service is supported and works well with other health care professionals such as GP, district nurses and care home support staff.
“And relatives feel part of a family and they have been supported well by the staff and management.”
The Care Inspectorate said they found “significant strengths” in relation to the quality of care and support provided and how this supported “positive outcomes” for the people living in the care home.
At a previous inspection, an area of improvement was made to ensure the care plans were “more person centred” with the Care Inspectorate noting: “From the plans we sampled this area for improvement has been met.
“We also noted that there was information within plans detailing how best to manage the assessed health needs of individuals.
“These plans were regularly reviewed and throughout the documentation there was a focus of presenting ‘the person.’”
Mealtimes were “well managed and sociable,” the report states and staff “recognised the importance” of supporting people to maintain their nutritional needs but also to “engage and enjoy this activity.”
The report adds: “The care home was clean, tidy and free of any offensive odours. The head house keeper and domestic staff worked hard to ensure there was a high standard of cleanliness throughout.”
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