Abafields - Enter and View

Summary of findings 

At the time of our visit, the evidence is that the home was operating to a good standard with regards to Dignity and Respect.  

• The home is warm and welcoming with a homely feel. Décor is good. 
• Residents look clean and tidy. We saw no evidence of dignity not being respected. 
• Overall residents we spoke to are happy and feel well looked after and staff are happy to work there. 
• We observed tea being served and we saw evidence of staff interacting with residents positively and regularly, checking they were eating and asking if they wanted more food to eat and giving drinks. 
• Staff training was up to date - staff undertake ‘e-learning for you’ training package. 
• We observed on this particular evening that residents had two choices for their tea – leek and potato soup followed by – either cheese and tomato pizza and salad or a selection of sandwiches followed by jelly and cream. Many residents did not finish their meal and there was a lot of wasted food. 
• We observed some residents constantly requesting drinks with their meal which were given. 
• The home has an activities co-ordinator with volunteers that help out. 
• Medicines control – the home has a new system implemented called Navi-Meds. 
• Food/fluid charts – operational and up to date as are observation charts