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equipment (PPE). A serious concerns letter was issued to Newcarron Court Care Home in Falkirk, with six requirements the service must meet.
The Care Inspectorate expressed “significant concerns about the cleanliness of environment internally and externally, infection prevention and control practices, access to and management of PPE, and management of contaminated waste”.
But it also observed “kind and compassionate interactions between staff and people who live” at the home, which provides care to 116 people.
The health and social care partnership will now support the care home ahead of a follow-up visit.
A spokesman for Newcarron Court Care Home said a subsequent inspection on 9 June recognised it had “already made the necessary short-term improvements to operational practices at the home, including ensuring the correct usage of PPE, identified in a small number of isolated incidents and that all requirements had been met”.
He added the “safety and well-being of our residents continues to remain our highest priority at all times” and “we were pleased that the Care Inspectorate observed kind and compassionate care being provided during their inspection”.
“We are also working closely with Falkirk Health and Social Care Partnership and NHS Forth Valley to support the home as we develop a detailed action plan to make sustained further improvements in the interests of all residents,” he said.
The Care Inspectorate also visited Almond View Care Home in Glasgow, which had previously been issued a serious concerns letter.
It found the home “working very differently” with “changes in practice” and significantly reduced risks.
Spynie care home in
Elgin, Moray, which has an improvement notice in place, is now “operating to a good standard”, the report found.
“Significant concerns” relating to supply and use of PPE, infection prevention and control practices, and staff knowledge was raised at Drummond Grange in Midlothian.
But a follow-up inspection found improvements and that requirements made in a serious concerns letter were met.
The Care Inspectorate also visited Home Farm Care Home in Portree, Skye, where ten residents have died with Covid-19. The Inspectorate is currently engaged in legal action against the home’s operator, HC-ONE, that could see the cancellation of the service’s registration.