Working at Church House Care Home

No permanent manager in place yet, even though a new one has started.

At the time of our inspection there was not a registered manager in post. A new manager had recently been appointed and had applied to register.

Some risk assessments do not fully match people's current needs and were not updated promptly.

However, in one example staff had not supported a person to sit-up whilst eating and drinking in bed, which increased the risk of the person choking. The person had a risk assessment in place, but this did not reflect they sometimes preferred to eat in bed.

Staffing is adequate but people sometimes wait for help, like during meals.

Whilst people told us they occasionally had to wait for assistance... during the morning period 2 people were kept waiting for assistance and staff were not always present in the dining area during breakfast.