‘Horrendous’ care at Belfast home since 2014, Swann told
l November 5, 2014: RQIA inspects the home after concerns raised by Belfast Trust. Management summoned to serious concerns meeting on November 13.
l December 9, 2014: RQIA inspects the home and holds serious concerns meeting with management. Three failure to comply notices and 15 requirements issued.
l February 23, 2015: RQIA inspection finds home has not raised standards sufficiently in relation to two of the failure to comply notices and gives additional time to address concerns.
l March 25, 2015: RQIA inspects the home and finds it has still not raised standards sufficiently in relation to the two failure to comply notices. It proposes imposing conditions on the home’s registration following a serious concerns meeting on April 2.
l May 5, 2015: RQIA visits the home and finds adequate measures have been put in place to halt enforcement action.
l December 14, 2016: RQIA inspects the home eight days after a whistleblower makes a series of allegations about poor treatment of residents. The concerns are referred to the adult safeguarding team at Belfast Trust. Runwood Homes attends a meeting with RQIA as a result.
l April 13, 2017: Runwood Homes attends serious concerns meeting with RQIA after inspection on April 5. No enforcement action taken.
l May 11, 2018: RQIA inspects home after anonymous source raises serious concerns. No enforcement action taken. l June 28-29, 2018: RQIA inspects home and is concerned aspects of care and service is below minimum standard. Serious concerns meeting held on July 4 and RQIA accepts assurances from Runwood Homes.
l August 24, 2018: RQIA inspects home after concerns are raised by the Belfast Trust. No enforcement action taken.
l January 30, 2019: RQIA inspects home and issues a second warning over the practice of using communal underwear for residents.
l April 5, 2019: Belfast Trust alerts RQIA to concerns about patient care at Clifton Nursing Home.
l April 18, 2019: RQIA inspects the home and finds a number of areas of concern, including a breach in a regulation relating to infection control. The home is given until May 18 to address the failing. l October 2, 2019: RQIA inspection discovers home is still in breach of infection control regulation. It extends the deadline for compliance to November 3.
l March 3, 2020: RQIA inspects the home and issues a third and final warning to address infection control failings, with a deadline of March 17.
l April 24, 2020: Stormont minister Nichola Mallon writes to Health Minister Robin Swann to highlight Covid-19 safety concerns among staff at Clifton Nursing Home.
l May 15, 2020: RQIA visits the home and highlights number of concerns, including relating to infection control. Home issued with failure to comply notice on May 20.
l May 21, 2020: RQIA inspects the home. The findings have not been made public.