Enter and view: Westcombe Park Nursing Home (BUPA)

Download (PDF 677.12 KB)

Summary of report content

Healthwatch Greenwich conducted an unannounced Enter and View visit to Westcombe Park Nursing Home in January 2020. They spoke to 3 residents, and 4 members of staff.

The report found that staff and residents have good relationships with each another, and quality of care appears good. Menu choices are impressive, however, kitchen areas (in parts) on the upper floors are dated and in need of refurbishment. Corridors in the home are very narrow with just enough room for a wheelchair to pass through. If a wheelchair user, or a trolley, is moving down a corridor, there is no room for traffic in the other direction. In the event of an evacuation, this could create a bottleneck and subsequent delay. Improvement to the internal environment would make it more dementia-friendly.

Recommendations were made in this report, for example repainting handrails to make them dementia friendly, and personalising residents' doors.

The provider did not comment at time of publication.

Would you like to look at:

General details

Local Healthwatch
Healthwatch Greenwich
Publication date
Date evidence capture began
Date evidence capture finished
Type of report
Enter and View
Key themes
Access to services
Cleanliness, Hygiene and Infection Control
Communication with patients; treatment explanation; verbal advice
Building, Decor and Facilities, including health and safety
Food, nutrition and catering
Lifestyle and wellbeing; wider determinants of health
Written information, guidance and publicity
Caring, kindness, respect and dignity
Service organisation, delivery, change and closure
Staffing - levels and training

Methodology and approach

Was the work undertaken in partnership with another organisation?
No
Primary research method used
Observation (eg Enter and View)
Interviews
If an Enter and View methodology was applied, was the visit announced or unannounced?
Unannounced

Details of health and care services included in the report

Details of health and care services included in the report
Care home
Name of service provider
Westcombe Park Nursing Home (BUPA)

Details of people who shared their views

Number of people who shared their views
7
Age group
All
Gender
All
Ethnicity
All
Sexual orientation
Not known
Does this report feature carers?
No
Did you find this attached report useful?
0
No votes have been submitted yet.