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Marie Sharp

Midlothian nursing home closed after damning inspection to be turned into housing

A nursing home which closed after care chiefs suspended its licence following a shocking inspection report is to be turned into housing.

Inspectors who visited Thornlea nursing home, Loanhead, during the pandemic found there was not enough pain medication for dying patients, sick residents were self-isolating with no checks by staff and PPE was being stored alongside open bags of clinical waste.

It was reported 15 residents died from Covid at the home which the Care Inspectorate took to court in December 2020 to suspend its licence.

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