A Mansfield care home has been rated ‘inadequate’ after inspectors found residents’ health needs were ‘not managed safely’.
Nightingale Nursing Home, situated on Fourth Avenue in Edwinstowe, was given an overall rating of inadequate by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following an inspection in June.
In the report, published earlier this week, inspectors pointed to many issues concerning the safety of the establishment.
They declared this after finding two residents were at high risk of developing pressure ulcers and that people at risk of falls were not having information on the incidents accurately recorded, according to the report.
The report also states: “Another person was prescribed a transdermal patch which was recommended to be rotated around 14 different skin locations to reduce the risk of overdose.
“Staff and records confirmed the patch was only being applied to two sites on the person. This put the person at risk of an overdose and skin irritation.”
Other problems highlighted by the CQC include a number of fire safety risks, poor management of medicines and ‘not enough staff to meet people's needs safely’.
The service, which cares for 28 people, was rated inadequate in terms of whether it was safe and well-led, and ‘requires improvement’ in the three other areas - caring, effective and responsive.
The home is now run by Jasmine Healthcare after changing hands from Midland Healthcare.
It was put in ‘special measures’ as a result of the findings, however, they say steps have been made to solve the problems.
“We implemented a comprehensive plan clearly outlining the immediate steps taken to ensure these improvements in our services could be made swiftly,” said a spokesperson for the care group.
“Including extra training for staff to address issues raised in the report, and an active recruitment drive to ensure that we hire, train and retain the best quality staff.”
They added that all health and safety issues identified “have already been addressed”, as well as continued work on an “extensive refurbishment”.
“We would like to reassure everyone of our commitment to provide the highest quality of care to those living at Nightingale, and to emphasise that their health and wellbeing is at the forefront of everything we do.”
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