Health inspectors have confirmed a Nottinghamshire care home is to close following a damning inspection which found it was "not safe" and rated 'inadequate'.
Stoke House in Gedling is a nursing home and accommodates up to 46 people in one building over two floors.
On the day of the Care Quality Commission's inspection, 20 people were present at the service. People had either nursing or residential care needs and some people were living with dementia.
The Care Quality Commission's latest inspection found there "continued to be a poor staff culture that impacted on people’s safety and wellbeing" and that staff morale was "low".
It was rated inadequate, the worst rating the CQC can provide of a health service, following its inspection on August 18, 2020.
The report into the home, published on September 10, added: "People did not receive consistent safe care. Risks associated with people’s individual needs lacked detailed and up-to-date guidance in places. Information was also contradictory and impacted on staff providing safe care.
"Ongoing shortfalls were identified in the management of medicines. People’s hydration needs were not sufficiently monitored or met effectively. Clinical equipment was not monitored to ensure it was safe to use. Equipment which was not working was not replaced in a timely manner.
"Infection prevention and control best practice guidance were not followed by all staff. The provider's infection control risk assessment did not include a clinical procedure, that posed a risk to staff and others. Neither did the provider have a policy for this clinical procedure or provided staff with required training.
"There was a high use of agency staff and they had not received an induction when they commenced, to ensure they were familiar with health and safety procedures at the service. Concerns were identified with the deployment of staff.
"Staff were not always present in communal areas which was expected of them due to the level of people’s dependency needs."
A spokesperson for the CQC told Nottinghamshire Live following the report: "We understand that Stoke House plans to close soon, however, it is currently open and its residents are in the process of transferring to other services."
The last rating for the service was 'Requires Improvement', published on June 1, 2019 and there were "multiple breaches of regulation."
Nottinghamshire Live has contacted Stoke House for a response, but has not had a reply at the time of publication.
