A final report into a closed care home in Sutton has been published with investigators highlighting serious safety problems.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) published its report on Faygate House in Mayfield Road, Sutton, one of three recently closed care homes owned by Cheam millionaire Soondressen Cooppen.
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Mr Cooppen also owned Grantley Court and Merok Park homes, which closed amid revelations people were being washed with cold water and staff were working without criminal records checks.
Deputy chief inspector of adult social care for the CQC Sally Warren said: “Although we had found some improvements from our last inspection and some people told us they felt safe at the home, our inspectors still found unacceptable levels of risk.
“Inspectors had previously informed the providers that medical professionals needed to be consulted to assess whether resuscitation would be appropriate; we found that this had not happened.
“We saw staff using unsafe lifting techniques when assisting people to move, which could have caused them injury.
“People were not receiving their medicines safely, medicines were not always stored and given as prescribed and there were no clear instructions about how some medicines should be given so they were not able to confirm that people had received the right medication.
“It is unacceptable people were not receiving care which was safe, effective, responsive to their needs or well led, although we noted that most staff were caring. The care home has now closed.”
All residents were said to have been safely rehomed.
To read the report click here Faygate House.pdf
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