Elmdale House

“Date of assessment: 17 February – 3 March 2026. We visited the service on 17 and 24 February 2026 and reviewed the care and support people received along with their care records and management information. Elmdale House is a ‘care home’ and provides residential care to people with a range of different needs including learning disabilities and autistic spectrum disorder. Elmdale House can accommodate up to 2 people. On the day of inspection there was 1 person 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. This was the first assessment of the service, and we reviewed all key questions and quality statements. The outcome of this assessment was a rating for the service. We assessed the service against ‘Right support, right care, right culture’ guidance to make judgements about whether the provider guaranteed people with a learning disability and autistic people respect, equality, dignity, choices, independence and good access to local communities most people take for granted. We were assured the service provided care in line with this guidance and we rated the service as good.”

“The provider had a proactive and positive culture of safety, based on openness and honesty. Lessons were learnt to continually identify and embed good practice. The provider shared concerns about safety quickly and appropriately. People told us they felt safe in the service. Members of staff knew how to report concerns and they told us they felt confident to do so. We found the service was working within the principles of the Mental Capacity Act 2005. Care plans specific to people’s individual health conditions were detailed and daily records were clear and concise. Care was delivered in line with people’s care plans. Administration of medicines was managed safely. All members of staff were trained to administer medicines, this included specialist training to administer rescue medication appropriately following epileptic episodes.”