Yorkshire care home placed in special measures following inspection

A South Yorkshire care home has been placed in special measures after being rated as inadequate by the Care Quality Commission.

The health watchdog lowered the rating for Wood Hill Lodge in Sheffield from good following an inspection in October.

Inspectors raised issues over cleanliness and said residents “weren’t always being supported to live in a safe and dignified way.”

Jenny Wilkes from the CQC, said “We found the environment was in a poor state of repair and bedrooms had broken furniture.

“There were chests of drawers broken, no fronts on drawers or the drawers had collapsed.  There were chairs that people were sat in stained with urine, unclean mattresses and bedding stained with faeces.”

Inspectors also reported concerns about records not being kept up to date and that “people were sat in the same chair or wheelchair all day with no change of environment or social stimulation.”

The inspection did not rate how effective, caring and responsive the service was and these categories remain rated good.

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Posted by Karen Motley, Clinical Negligence Department, Chadwick Lawrence LLP (jacquelinevance@chadlaw.co.uk), medical negligence lawyers and clinical negligence solicitors in Huddersfield, Leeds, Wakefield and Halifax, West Yorkshire.

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