A Merseyside care home has been rated as 'Inadequate' by the Care Quality Commission as residents were "exposed to extreme risk".
Riverslie Nursing and Residential Home, on Crosby Road South, Waterloo, was evacuated in July during the inspection from the CQC. The report said staff smelt gas over a period of six weeks and had been deemed safe by the care home but there was "documentary evidence of when the check took place".
During the first day of inspection, CQC shared the concerns with the relevant local authority due to the significant risks identified by inspectors. The local authority took immediate steps to remove all 22 people from the service on the first day of inspection.
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The report said: "The gas engineer immediately turned off the gas supply to the premises and issued an important gas safety notice which stated the installation had been categorised as immediate danger and labelled it 'Danger do not use.' The disconnection of the gas meant there was no access to hot water to enable staff to attend to people's personal care needs, no facility for staff to safely wash their hands, and no means for preparing hot meals for people.
"People and others were placed at serious risk of harm because the provider and registered manager lacked oversight and scrutiny of the service. They failed to operate an effective system and take responsibility for assessing, monitoring and improving the quality and safety of the service and for mitigating the serious risks".
The report also found "mould and damp patches throughout the premises" including in people's bedrooms and that the one washing machine on site was not able to wash soiled material correctly.
It said: "The laundry room was extremely dirty, and the laundry facilities were inadequate. There was just one domestic washing machine that did not meet the standards for cleaning heavily soiled items.
"The washing machine only had the capacity of reaching a maximum temperature of 60 degrees when the recommended temperature for safe and effective laundering of heavily soiled items is 90 degrees."
Inspectors also found a missing section of pipe leading from two bathrooms the report said: "Waste from both bathrooms were flushed directly onto the pavement outside causing a build-up of waste and a foul smell. Another soil pipe at the rear of the building near to the kitchen had a gap in it where a connecting pipe has previously been, this provided access to the sewers for vermin."
The care home has now been placed in 'special measures by the CQC and will be kept under and reviewed again in six-months time.
Riverslie Nursing and Residential Home have been approached for a comment but are yet to respond.
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