Merseyside care home placed in special measures over safety failings

St Nicholas Care Home in Bootle has been placed in special measures after CQC inspectors raised concerns over safety.  The home was downgraded from requires improvement to inadequate.

Inspectors from the health watchdog found some staff were not suitably trained and there was a high reliance on agency workers.

One of the four buildings operating, Brockleback House, provides specialist nursing care to autistic people and people with a learning disability.  It accommodates 28 people and 19 people were residing on the unit at the time of the inspection.  The other units provide nursing and residential care to older people, including several with dementia.

The CQC said the inspection was prompted in part due to concerns received about how people’s safety was being managed.

Inspector Rebecca Bushell-Bauers said “We were particularly concerned that nurses who held a specialist qualification in working with autistic people and people with a learning disability only worked night shifts, meaning daytime shifts weren’t covered by suitably trained staff.

“We saw that during the day, this meant people weren’t involved in the development and review of their care plans and we saw people not being given the opportunity to lead fulfilled and valued lives.”

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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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