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Significant improvements have been made in the overall environment of a care home in Ayr, says a new report. And staff at Cumnor Hall Care Home, on Racecourse View had been attending “appropriate training” to “improve their skills and knowledge.” The progress in care provision has been noted by the Care Inspectorate following an unannounced inspection at the home in October with the findings now published. Among the key messages the Care Inspectorate said the service had made significant improvements in the overall environment of the home. And they now had a “clear plan” for maintenance and upgrades ensuring that the setting is “safe and well maintained.” The report also states that the manager had implemented quality assurance tools across the home to ensure standards of good practice were “adhered to” and “drove change and improvement.” In addition, staff had been attending appropriate training to improve their skills and knowledge, while managers were “consistently observing practice” and providing staff with “feedback and learning opportunities.” Cumnor Hall is registered to provide a care home service to a maximum of 31 older people living with Dementia. The provider is Church of Scotland, trading as Crossreach. At the time of the inspection 29 residents were living in the home. An extract from the Care Inspectorate report said: “There had been notable improvements and upgrades to the fabric, décor and furnishings around the home. “There was now a cyclical plan in place to maintain a high standard of facilities around the home to meet people’s health, welfare, and safety needs. “The rear/side garden had been added to the cyclical maintenance arrangement.” Inspectors also saw evidence of the residents having accessed the garden and communal areas. This meant that outcomes for people living in Cumnor Hall “had improved.”
