Barton care home remains in special measures with ‘inadequate’ rating
A CARE home in Barton-upon- Humber has retained its ‘inadequate’ rating and remains in special measures following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
The Willows Care Home on Willow Drive, Barton-upon-Humber was inspected on February 8, and was officially rated as ‘inadequate’ in a report published on May 7. This follows the same rating in December last year - and marks the sixth time the facility has received a ‘below good’ rating.
The report by the CQC reads: “The Willows is a residential care home that provides accommodation and personal care to people aged 65 and over, some of whom maybe living with dementia. At the time of this inspection 14 people were living at the service.
“There continued to be a lack of oversight and systems in place to drive forward improvements since the last inspection. Similar concerns were still identified in relation to medicines administration, risk management and good governance systems.
“Infection control practices were not robust and placed people and staff at risk of spread of infection. Medicines continued not to be managed safely. Despite numerous assurances received from the provider about medicines management, errors were still identified which place people at risk of harm.
“Staff continued to not receive adequate induction, training or supervision to ensure they had the appropriate skills and knowledge to support people. People continued to not always be safeguarded from the risk of abuse as oversight of these systems were not effective and the provider failed to take action when required.”
The report goes on to state that the care facility will be kept under review by the CQC and will be re-inspected in six months to check for significant improvements.
If the provider has not made enough improvement, the CQC could take enforcement action by preventing them from operating in the future.
The Willows Care Home has been contacted for comment.
THE SIXTH TIME FACILITY HAS BEEN RATED BELOW GOOD