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Care Home Fails Safety Checks, Faces Watchdog Scrutiny
25 Aug
Summary
- Care home rated 'requires improvement' by CQC after July inspection.
- Concerns raised about safe medicine management and infection spread.
- Home recently taken over; new management in place post-inspection.
Westwinds Residential Care in Workington, which provides accommodation for 14 elderly adults, has been instructed to enhance its safety and governance by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). An inspection conducted in July resulted in an overall rating of 'requires improvement'.
The CQC report identified specific issues related to the safe handling of medications and potential risks of infection transmission within the facility. While inspectors found the home to be 'good' in categories such as caring, responsiveness, and effectiveness, areas needing improvement were identified in safety and leadership.
The home's management stated that it had recently undergone a change in ownership and that the manager had been in post for only four months at the time of the inspection. They also indicated that new systems have since been implemented to address the concerns raised by the CQC.
