A care home where a resident escaped, staff were 'constantly firefighting' and people were 'free to move around' after a coronavirus outbreak has been plunged into special measures. There was no manager in place when inspectors from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) first turned up for the latest unannounced visit to Bourne House, in Ashton-under-Lyne. They found the care home to be 'inadequate' - with a host of worrying concerns about its safety, effectiveness and leadership.
In a report released this month, the CQC said those inside Bourne House were 'not being protected from the risk of infection' - including from Covid. Staff reportedly told inspectors that they had not been asked to complete lateral flow tests to check for Covid on a regular basis, while records kept at the care home 'did not reflect' who was infected with coronavirus at the time.
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