China Cottage Care Home

“Date of assessment: 23 February – 4 March 2026. We visited the service on 23 February 2026 and reviewed the care and support people received along with their care records and management information. China Cottage Care Home is a ‘care home’ and provides residential care to older people. Some people using the service were living with dementia. China Cottage Care Home can accommodate up to 33 people. On the day of inspection there were 31 people living in the service. People in care homes receive accommodation and personal care as a single package under one contractual agreement dependent on their registration with us. CQC regulates both the premises and the care provided, and both were looked at during this inspection. We carried out this assessment under Section 60 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (the Act) as part of our regulatory functions. We checked whether the provider was meeting the legal requirements and regulations associated with the Act. We assessed the service due to the age of the previous rating and we reviewed all the key questions and quality statements. The care home maintained its rating of good.”

“The management team listened to concerns about safety and investigated and reported safety events. Lessons were learnt to continually identify and embed good practice. Staff concentrated on improving people’s lives while protecting their right to live in safety, free from bullying, harassment, abuse, discrimination, avoidable harm and neglect. The provider shared safeguarding concerns quickly and appropriately. We found the service was working within the principles of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and, if needed, appropriate legal authorisations were in place to deprive a person of their liberty. People’s care plans assessed and identified their care and support needs. Risks associated with people’s care were appropriately assessed and mitigations put in place which ensured care was provided safely. We identified some minor issues in relation to cleaning of the sink used by the hairdresser. Cleaning schedules for all sinks needed to be monitored and reviewed to ensure they were more effective. People received their medicines as prescribed. Members of staff had received appropriate training and were knowledgeable about all aspects of medicines administration and record keeping.”