A care provider that has failed to comply with national regulations, relating to the requirement to display its CQC performance rating, has been issued with a fine of £100 by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
CQC has issued a fixed penalty notice to Prime Life Limited following their failure to comply with Regulation 20A of the Health and Social Care Act (2008) (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014, which requires registered providers to display their CQC rating at their premises and on their websites.
CQC inspected Westerlands Nursing Home, on Main Street, in Elloughton, in April 2015. The quality of services provided at the home by owners Prime Life Limited was rated as Requires Improvement. In September 2015, CQC became aware that Prime Life Limited was not displaying this rating on their company website.
In light of this failure to meet the legally required regulations, CQC has issued a fixed penalty notice of £100, which the provider has accepted and paid in full.
The report from CQC’s inspections of the home in April 2015 has been published on the CQC website.
Debbie Westhead, CQC’s Deputy Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care in the North, said:
“The public have a right to know about the performance of the health and care services that they use. CQC ratings are an important source of information to support people’s choice of service and providers have a responsibility to allow transparency for members of the public about the quality of local services.
“Our decision to fine this provider sends a clear and public message that failure to adequately display performance ratings following a CQC inspection will not be tolerated.”
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Read our reports about Westerlands Nursing Home.
The public have a right to know about the performance of the health and care services that they use.
Debbie Westhead, CQC’s Deputy Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care in the North