St Aiden's Cottage

St Aiden's Cottage provides personal and nursing care for up to 41 younger and older adults with a range of conditions including mental health issues, dementia, learning disabilities and autism. At the time of inspection, 31 people were using the service.

Medicines were managed safely and effectively, with risks identified and managed appropriately. The premises were clean and tidy following recent improvements. Recruitment procedures were robust and sufficient staffing levels ensured people were protected from abuse.

There were effective processes in place to ensure lessons were learnt from incidents.

Staff were responsive to people's needs, though inspectors identified that one person's specific needs were not always being met consistently.