A NORTH Yorkshire care home has been upgraded to 'good' following its latest inspection.

Osborne House in Union Lane, Selby, was twice marked 'requires improvement' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) last year.

But the CQC has now given it a 'good' rating after the inspection on April 26 and 27.

Osborne House, which looks after 74 older people, some of whom have dementia, was marked good in all areas assessed - whether it was safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led.

Home manager Jane Perry said: "We are indeed delighted with our good rating.

"It comes from the excellent work our talented and extremely dedicated team here at Osborne House do.

"We are all very proud of our achievements as this means we have been recognised for the quality care and support we provide to our residents.

"This would not have been possible without every member of the team working together, from nurses and carers, to domestic and ancillary staff, the team are wonderful and fully deserve this rating."

Last year, inspectors noted "shortfalls" in Osborne House's record keeping and auditing, but this time were satisfied improvements had been made.

The latest report stated: "Medicines were safely handled and risks were well assessed to protect people."

It added: "The environment of the home was safe for people and monitoring checks were regularly carried out."

Elsewhere, inspectors said: "People were treated with kindness and compassion.

"We saw staff had a good rapport with people whilst treating them with dignity and respect. Staff had a knowledge and understanding of people’s needs and worked together well as a team."

Meanwhile, Northfield Manor in Driffield and Independent Living Service - East Yorkshire in Market Weighton were also rated good in all areas assessed after inspections at the end of March.

Inspectors said Northfield Manor, which cares for up to 39 older people, was planned, decorated and furnished to be "conducive" to residents' needs.

The report added: "We assessed that people received compassionate care from kind and considerate staff and that staff knew about people’s needs and preferences.

"People were supplied with the information they needed at the right time, were involved in all aspects of their care and were always asked for their consent before staff undertook care and support tasks."

Independent Living Service - East Yorkshire is run by Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust and provides community-based care for younger adults with needs such as learning disabilities.

Its report stated: "People who used the service told us they felt safe and we found that care workers had received training in safeguarding adults and knew how to protect people from abuse and avoidable harm."

Inspectors added: "We received positive feedback about the leadership and there was a high degree of confidence in how the service was run.

"Care workers we spoke with told us the registered manager was approachable open and honest."