Rated as inadequate and now in “special measures”
An inspection of the South Park care home took place in August. It was the first since concerns were raised following an inspection in 2014. Then several breaches of regulations had been found. By August these had mostly been addressed but 6 more issues were discovered.
The care home has had a chequered history
The report can be read here
The report says, “The service was not safe. There were insufficient numbers of suitably qualified, skilled and experienced persons employed in the service to meet people’s needs. The registered provider had employed a number of agency staff to fill the staff vacancies, but people who used the service said they did not feel safe when these workers were on duty and we observed some unsafe care practices during our inspection”
It goes on to say, “.We found problems with the cleanliness and hygiene within the service. In particular there was a significant and unpleasant odour in three bedrooms, two sluices and a number of bathing facilities on both units”
The full report ca be downloaded from here .
The South Park facility accommodates 80 residents.
South Park has 6 months in which to make “significant improvements” and will be inspected again shortly
Another home, Haisthorpe House on Holgate Road, was also rated as inadequate by Inspectors