The government’s official health and social care watchdog has given the Craven Vale Resource Centre, in Brighton, a rating of good across the board.
Hundreds of people a year – mostly over 65s – stay at Craven Vale, in Craven Road, Brighton, usually after being discharged from hospital.
The short-term care home and rehabilitation centre earned its rating – the second highest out of four – after an unannounced inspection in February by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
The CQC said: “We did find an area of practice in need of improvement in relation to the recording of people’s fluid intake, which had not been consistently maintained.”
The CQC said that Craven Vale had also been rated good overall at its previous inspection in July 2014.
The watchdog said: “At this inspection we found the service remained good overall. Where the provision of social activities had been highlighted as an area in need of improvement, this had been addressed.”
There was praise for the accountable person – Ian Muir Fleming, the registered manager.
In its report the CQC said: “Craven Vale Resource Centre provides personal care and support for up to 31 people. Care and support is provided to adults but predominantly to older people. It provides people with a short-term period of rehabilitation.
“People are supported following discharge from hospital or to prevent admission to hospital to regain their independence and (be able) to return home.
“Short-term rehabilitation is a joint partnership between Brighton and Hove City Council and the Sussex Community NHS Trust to provide co-ordinated care.
“People receive care and support from social workers, social care staff, medical and nursing staff, physiotherapy and occupational therapy staff. People can also be provided with a period of respite care.
“The service has a high level of admissions and discharges due to the short-term nature of the service and there are no long-term placements.
“On the day of the inspection 28 people were resident in the service.
“People and their relatives told us they felt people were safe in the service. They knew who they could talk with if they had any concerns. They felt it was somewhere where they could raise concerns and they would be listened to.
“Systems in place to assess and manage risks had been maintained to provide safe and effective care. People were supported by staff who had been through robust recruitment procedures.
“Sufficient numbers of suitable staff had been maintained to keep people safe and meet their care and support needs.
