Larkhill Hall

“Larkhill Hall is a residential care home providing accommodation and personal care for up to 66 people. The service provides care to older people including those living with dementia. At our last inspection this service was rated requires improvement. We initiated this assessment on 6 August 2024. The assessment was prompted by a review of information we held about the service since the last inspection and to follow up a warning notice we issued as part of our enforcement process. Following this assessment the service remains requires improvement. We identified some improved practice around staffing, learning culture and management oversight. Staff told us they felt the home had improved since the last inspection, and people we spoke with told us they felt safe. However we found concerns around the management of people's medicines and some people's risk assessments which resulted in the service remaining in breach of safe care and treatment. Governance systems had improved and the provider was working towards a detailed action plan. The service needed time to demonstrate that improvements had become embedded over time.”