A care home that was previously rated as inadequate has been removed from special measures following a recent inspection.
Penley Grange in Stokenchurch was previously told improvements were needed after multiple breaches of regulations were identified by the Care Quality Commission.
The home, which is run by Centurion Health Care Limited, was found to have breached regulations on person-centred care, dignity, consent, safe care and treatment, safeguarding, meeting people's nutritional needs, acting on complaints, management, staffing and recruitment.
It was also found to have fallen short in the standard of its premises, equipment and notifying the CQC about incidents.
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But after a new inspection, the overall rating for the home, as well as the assessment areas of 'safe, responsive and well-led', have been moved up from inadequate to good.
The CQC confirmed that the home, which provides personal and nursing care to up to six people with a learning disability or autistic people, is no longer in breach of regulations.
The assessment area of 'caring' has moved up from requires improvement to good, and 'effective' has improved from inadequate to outstanding.
Roger James, CQC deputy director of operations in Buckinghamshire, said: “When we visited Penley Grange, we found leaders had taken on board our feedback from the previous inspection and had made improvements which resulted in a better service for the people living there.
“A new leadership team was appointed shortly after our previous inspection, and they had made vast improvements to the oversight of the service, its culture, and the care being provided.
“Leaders had successfully developed a positive culture which put people first. We found they were managing the service with a focus on safety and openness.
"They ensured staffing levels met people’s needs and staff told us they felt valued and well supported in their roles."
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The inspector found staff were 'responsive to people’s needs' adding: "Relatives told us they had noticed an improvement in the service and praised the quality of care."
Staff were found to respect 'people’s privacy and dignity and supported them to maintain their independence' with inspectors identifying multiple examples of how people were 'empowered to spend their time in a way they wanted'.
The service was also seen to be holding regular meetings with people to seek their feedback with staff observed worked closely with external agencies and speaking positively about the culture.
The deputy director added: “We found leaders were strong advocates for people at Penley Grange. The service had carried out a mapping exercise of the community and relationships to enable people to build better connections.
“Leaders ensured that lessons were learnt to make continuous improvements to the service. The past issues with how medicines were managed, and the response to safety risks and incidents, had been rectified.
“Leaders and staff at Penley Grange should be proud of the wide range of improvements they have made.
"We will continue to monitor the service, including through future inspections, to check on their progress and ensure people are receiving safe care.”
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