A care home has again been ordered to improve following after a watchdog carried out a snap inspection. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) made an unannounced visit to Meadway Court, in Bramhall, Stockport, after concerns were raised over people’s care and a recent safeguarding issue.
The home - which cares for up to 42 older people, including those with dementia - was rated as ‘requires improvement’ when it was last inspected in February 2022. When inspectors returned last month they found the home remained ‘caring’ - noting residents were ‘supported and treated with dignity and respect’, by ‘committed’ and kind staff.
But provider Borough Care had not made enough improvement in other areas and the home remained in breach of some care regulations. At the previous inspection officials found medicines were being poorly managed, placing people ‘at risk of harm’.
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A newly published report notes that this remained the case nearly 12 months later. “Medicines continued to be unsafely managed,” it reads. “Some issues identified at the last inspection had not been addressed.
“This included the management of variable doses of medicines, medicine storage and recording of creams and thickeners. These need to be in place to ensure these medicines were used as prescribed.”
“The provider did not ensure that sufficiently robust systems to ensure medicines were safely managed,” the report notes. This was a continued breach of care regulations - however the manager ‘was responsive to feedback and took immediate steps to address the concerns raised’.
