A BURY care home has been given a clean bill of health by the Care Quality Commission.

Brookdale Care Home in Chesham Crescent was awarded 'good' in all five areas following an unannounced inspection on November 26 and 30 last year.

The care home provides care and personal support to up to 58 people aged 65 and over, and has a specialist dementia unit.

At the time of the CQC's inspection visit, 54 people were using the service. The areas covered in the inspection included whether the service was safe, whether it was effective, whether it was caring, whether it was responsive and whether it was well led.

The report said: "The majority of the staff team at the home were members of the 'Dementia Friends' scheme. Staff had recently been involved in fundraising events to raise money for the 'Memory Walk' for the Alzheimer's Society.

"A programme of activities was in place to help improve the well-being of people who used the service. There was also effective use of new technology, which was to be developed further to support people with sensory impairments and communication difficulties."

The report, which noted the home's regional win in the Care Team of the Year 2015 awards, added that the people the inspectors spoke to about the service said they thought the home was clean and equipment well maintained.

It said: "One person said, 'I can't fault it.' Relatives said they though the home was clean and well maintained. We saw that the service was clean, bright and welcoming. The decor was neutral, the bedrooms in the dementia unit were painted pastel colours, and this helped to create a calm atmosphere.

"We saw tasteful Christmas decorations had started to be put up throughout the home. The grounds were seen to be well-maintained and plans were in place to add a second conservatory area to the front of the home in keeping with the main house.

"We saw that staff received the induction, training and supervision necessary to enable them to do their jobs effectively and care for people safely."

Manager Karen McMahon said: "We are thrilled with the report as it reflects the hard work and dedication from all the staff that work at the home."