A Garnock Valley care facility has been given a clean bill of health by visiting inspectors from a national body.
Anam Cara respite service, based in Kilbirnie, has received a positive report from the Care Inspectorate after a recent unannounced inspection.
The facility, run by the North Ayrshire health and social care partnership, provides a respite service for older people who have dementia and received a rating of ‘very good’ for each of the five areas inspected, with a number of significant strengths around the care provided and how these support positive outcomes for people.
Due to refurbishment activity at Anam Cara, the service has been temporarily relocated to Taigh Mor in Beith where the inspection was undertaken.
The Care Inspectorate commended the manager and the staff team for their hard work and commitment during this challenging and demanding period which resulted in this temporary transition for the service.
They demonstrated a very good example of proactive leadership and good team spirit and dynamics, inspectors said.
Staff worked well together to ensure that they continued to provide this very valuable service to support vulnerable people with dementia and their relatives living in the community.
A number of areas for improvement that had been highlighted in a previous inspection report in August 2019 were also found to have been met; achievements highlighted in the report included a range of activities where people were involved, kept active and encouraged to participate.
Care plans were found to have detailed information regarding the priority care and support needs of individuals.
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