CSS - Residential Care Home Inspection

• Audit Title

• Document No.

• Client / Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

• Personnel

Introduction

• Home details

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Maintenance Records

• Are records for the following current, and signed by the Property Operations Manager?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Select date

  Date

• Lift service

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Legionella

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Water teperature

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fire alarm servicing

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Plant safety ( safety of large pieces of equipment)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• portable appliance testing (PAT testing)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Contractors safety documentation, risk assessment, method statements & control/supervision

• Have any new contractors been appointed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all risk assessments and safe working method statements in place

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there adequate controls in place to ensure the safety of residents, staff and others

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Accident reporting and recording

• Is there a staff and contractors accident book in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a Resident's accident book in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all accident reports countersigned by a member of the Home's senior management team, with actions recorded as necessary?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have any RIDDOR forms been completed since the last inspection? (Reporting of Accidents, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrence Regulations form)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all staff accident reports sent to Cathedral Safety on a monthly basis?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Where there are Nil returns, are these forwarded to Cathedral Safety?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)

• Do all area have suitable COSHH information in place

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all staff trained in COSHH? (check the latest training database). Is their training up to date?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are procedures in place to deal with spillages?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are staff provided with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when dealing with chemicals or biological hazards?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have any new chemicals been introduced since the last inspection?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Clinical waste

• Are all outside clinical waste bins locked?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is all clinical waste correctly bagged in yellow bags?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are sharps correctly disposed of?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the sluice areas clean, tidy and secure?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do the sluice area have adequate handwashing facilities?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there procedures for spillages?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Moving and Handling

• Do all people who use RMBI services have a moving and handling assessment, which is reviewed monthly? (Check a sample of Care Plans - the section on Mobility)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all staff trained in moving and handling? (Check the training database.) Is the training up-to-date?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have all manual handling tasks been assessed (Check a sample of Care Plans.)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are appropriate lifting aids in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a copy of the latest RMBI best practice guidance on Management of medicines readily available to staff?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the Medications audit undertaken monthly. (Record the date of the last audit.)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all medications trolleys locked and chained to walls?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do all self-medicating people have a lockable cupboard to store their medications in?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Health and Safety Committee

• Is there a Health and Safety Committee in the Home?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• When was the last meeting held?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the minutes acted upon?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

First Aid

• Is there a list of first aiders on display in the Home?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the first aid courses current?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the first aid boxes complete?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Environment

• Are all floor coverings suitable?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there any frayed carpets?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Identify any trip hazards

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the lighting adequate in the Home?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are window restraints fitted and working?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there any ventilation problems in the Home?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Best practice guidance

• Is the latest RMBI best practice guidance readily available to staff? (Check against the extranet.)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a copy of The Royal Marsden Hospital Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures available in units offering nursing care?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the best practice guidance on security being adheres to, and is the Night security checks form completed each evening?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Training

• Is the training database giving details of what training staff have had kept up to date?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What training is required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Personal protective equipment (PPE)

• Are all staff issued with best practice guidance on PPE and using PPE?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Smoking

• Is the smoking policy in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the smoking policy being adhered to?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Laundry

• are the interlocks on all machines working?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is infected linen separated from other used linen before it is delivered to the laundry room?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the correct containers being used for infected laundry?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all chemicals stored correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Grounds

• Are all pathways clear and accessible?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there sufficient light at night?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a sufficient supply of sand and salt for bad weather?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Vehicles

• Is the vehicle log completed daily?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• When were the last checks made for: <br><br>. oil<br>. water<br>. tyre pressure<br>. service<br>. de-icer<br>. screen wash<br>. tail lift service

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Disaster contingency plan

• Has the plan been reviewed and updated this month?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have appliances such as torches been checked this month?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have the contents of disaster contingency plan boxes been checked?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Electrical safety

• Are all appliances in good condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all plugs, leads and sockets in good condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there any trailing leads?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are appliances fused correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are circuit breakers in use for items such as lawn mowers

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Fire safety

• Is there a fire risk assessment

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have all recommendations been actioned?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the assessment been reviewed or updated in the past 12 months?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Action Plan & Conclusions

• Record any action needed as a result of the Home safety Inspection<br><br><br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Inspection report reviewed by:

• Home manager

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• Head of Maintenance

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• Property Operations Manager

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