Stafford care home facing closure after damning inspection report
A care home has been placed in special measures and could face closure after a string of failings were found.
Longridge Care Home has been rated inadequate by the health watchdog and has six months to improve or could be forced to close its doors.
The Care Quality Commission raised serious concerns around the home, on Levedale Road, Dunston, in the Stafford borough, saying people were not being protected from abuse and were receiving unsafe care.
The home’s safety, care and leadership was all rated inadequate – the lowest possible rating – while its responsiveness and effectiveness was rated requires improvement.
A report prepared after inspectors visited the home on May 8 said: “People were not receiving care that was safe as staff had not been trained to support people to mobilise safely.
“There were insufficient suitably trained staff to keep people safe. Staff did not always follow people’s individual risk assessments to reduce the risk of harm and people’s prescribed external creams were not managed safely.
“People were not always safeguarded from abuse as potential safeguarding incidents were not being reported to the local authority.
“Investigations into incidents and accidents did not always take place to prevent the incident occurring again.
“People were not always treated with dignity and respect and people’s right to privacy was compromised. People’s right to relationships were not always respected.
“People were not offered opportunities to engage in hobbies and activities of their liking and there were routines and restrictions in place which meant people did not receive personalised care.”
The report raised a number of concerns around the way staff interacted with people in the home.
The home, which looks after 24 people, was contacted but declined to comment.
