Nutley Lodge Care Home

“Date of assessment: This assessment was carried out between 31 January 2025 to 18 February 2025. Nutley Lodge Care Home is a care home that provides accommodation for persons who require personal care for up to 27 people living at the service. The service specialises in providing care to adults over 65 years with dementia and/or physical disabilities.”

“At our last assessment, we rated the service requires improvement. The service remains requires improvement, however we did find some areas of improvement. There are continued breaches of 4 regulations in relation to safe care and treatment, consent, good governance and staffing. We also identified 2 additional breaches in relation to fit and proper persons (recruitment) and safe environments. The registered manager did not always ensure they were working in accordance with the requirements of the Mental Capacity Act 2005. The service did not always ensure risks were mitigated as reasonably practicable. The service did not always ensure the premises were properly maintained and clean. The service did not always ensure staff received regular appraisals. Systems and processes had not highlighted all the shortfalls identified from this assessment. We asked the provider for an action plan in response to the concerns found at this assessment. People were treated with kindness, empathy and compassion and staff respected people’s privacy and dignity.”