A Knowsley Council cabinet member has spoken out about the crisis in adult social care after it emerged a £400k care contract was given to a company in financial difficulty due to a lack of other options.
The decision to appoint the company came after the council was forced to terminate a contract with the first company it chose to manage 10 intermediate care beds at Hillside care home in Huyton after it received an inadequate CQC inspection.
The council then took the decision to award Qualia Care Ltd – which is in administration and has a CQC rating of ‘requires improvement’ – the £400k contract after exhausting other options.
