Care home criticised in report after 33 evacuated
Beds and carpets at Highfields Nursing Home were found to be 'marked, stained or dirty', and areas at the privately-run North Anston premises were not 'clean or safe for people', stated a report by regulatory body, the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI).
Inspectors visited twice in early September 2008.
Their findings prompted Rotherham Council to move every last resident - 12 of which suffer from dementia - to alternative accommodation.
Police seized documents from the home, on Woodsetts Road, in an investigation which is still ongoing.
"In the main dining room we found six unnamed bibs, some were very old, worn and torn," said one CSCI report, dated 16th September. "This does not respect people's dignity."
"We found that the staff had little understanding of the role care plans play to provide the basis for the care to be delivered. In staff interviews, it was clear that staff had not been trained and were not aware of the procedures to follow if they were concerned that a person may be at risk of developing pressure ulcers."
Cheryle Cartwright, Rotherham Council services manager for adult services, has updated Anston Parish Council on the situation. She said there are still 16 individual cases being investigated and residents would be able to return to Highfields late next month.
"Normally, we would not run safe-guarding investigations alongside a police investigation, but in November they came back to us and said we could commence looking at individual concerns," she told councillors.
"Residents were all interviewed by social workers and it is ongoing. They are due to end in the third week in February."
There is currently only one resident living at Highfields, which has made many of the improvements since the critical CSCI papers last year.
"Highfields can take in residents who are residential EMI (elderly mentally infirmed) status, but not nursing care," said Mrs Cartwright. "And it is only for privately-funded places, we cannot offer council contracts at the moment. To be fair, Highfields have addressed a lot of the issues and made improvements."
"Normally, we would not run safe-guarding investigations alongside a police investigation, but in November they came back to us and said we could commence looking at individual concerns," she told councillors.
"Residents were all interviewed by social workers and it is ongoing. They are due to end in the third week in February."
There is currently only one resident living at Highfields, which has made many of the improvements since the critical CSCI papers last year.
"Highfields can take in residents who are residential EMI (elderly mentally infirmed) status, but not nursing care," said Mrs Cartwright. "And it is only for privately-funded places, we cannot offer council contracts at the moment. To be fair, Highfields have addressed a lot of the issues and made improvements."
Abridged
SOURCE: Dinnington Today
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