Improvement notice served on care home

A care home has been ordered to make urgent improvements in its care of vulnerable residents.

The Care Inspectorate has served a formal improvement notice on Fairfield Care Home in Inverness after an inspection raised serious concerns.

The notice lists three areas needing improvement, with management told to “ensure proper provision is made to meet residents’ physical, social, emotional and psychological needs in a way which respects their wishes and choices”.

The notice also said staff training needs to be improved and that the health, safety and wellbeing of residents need to be met in a manner which promotes their dignity.

A follow-up inspection will be carried out later this year on the private home which can cater for 35 people.

A spokesman for the Care Inspectorate said: “The care provided at this care home is not good enough.

“The improvement notice we have issued clearly lays out the improvements we must see so that the care experienced by residents improves quickly.

“We will visit this care home again soon to check on progress and if we are not satisfied that the matters raised are being addressed urgently, we will not hesitate to take further action.”