The Care Quality Commission has formally warned Four Seasons (No 11) Limited that it must make immediate improvements at Edgeworth House, in Bebington, Wirral.
The warnings follow an unannounced visit by inspectors to the home in July 2014, which was carried out as part of CQC’s scheduled inspection programme and also in response to concerns.
Visiting inspectors found that the home was failing to provide care which was safe, effective, caring, responsive or well led; and all six of the national standards assessed by the inspection team were not being met.
A full report has been published on the CQC website.
Inspectors identified a number of concerns, for example:
People living at the home expressed dissatisfaction with the range of social activities available.
Support was not always being provided in a way that ensured people were treated with due consideration, dignity and respect.
Inspectors raised concern that people requiring care or treatment were left unattended for lengthy periods of time due to staff shortages.
Some people living at the home told inspectors that they often waited long periods of time for staff to answer their call bells.Inspectors found that call bells were not positioned within easy reach of residents and in some cases did not work.
Inspectors found evidence of safeguarding incidents having occurred at the home that had not been notified to CQC as required by law.
Parts of the premises were unclean and the home had not been sufficiently adapted to enable people with physical disabilities to be as independent as possible.
There were not enough qualified, skilled and experienced staff to fully meet people's needs.
No evidence was found to show the provider had an effective system in place to regularly assess and monitor the quality of service that people receive or to identify and manage risks to the health, safety and welfare of people using the service.
As a result of the inspection, CQC has issued five formal warnings to the provider requiring improvements in relation to care and welfare of people who use services, assessing and monitoring the quality of service provision, safety and suitability of premises, respecting and involving people who use services and staffing.
Deborah Westhead, CQC’s Deputy Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care in the North has said:
“Our inspection has exposed poor care delivered in ill maintained conditions, and we have told the provider very clearly where improvements must be made.
“We have referred our findings to the local authority Environmental Health team, and we are in close liaison with partner agencies to ensure the safety and welfare of people living at the home.
“We will continue to monitor the situation carefully and we will inspect again soon to ensure all appropriate action has been taken.
“If we find that Four Seasons (No 11) Limited is not making enough progress we will consider using our legal powers further to protect the people who live there.”
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Read reports from our checks on the standards at Edgeworth House.