Walsall care home making improvements but still inadequate
A failing care home is making progress but is still inadequate, health bosses have ruled.
Inspectors from the Care Quality Commission have revisited Leighswood care home on Lichfield Road in Rushall after it was placed in special measures back in January.
The home's safety, responsiveness, leadership, effectiveness and care were all rated inadequate with particular concerns raised over the way some patients were being moved. But after an inspection in June, where inspectors looked purely at the home's safety, it was ruled that the home was making the required improvements and was on course to come out of special measures.
A report prepared by the CQC, which was released this month, states: "At this inspection we found some improvements had been made but further improvements were still required. The provider was no longer in breach of the two regulations in relation to the key question we reviewed. The overall rating for the service remains 'Inadequate'.
"People and their relatives told us there had been improvements and said they now felt safe. Staff told us following our last inspection they had received training in how to move people safely. We saw people were now being moved using safe techniques. However, the provider was unable to demonstrate the hoist used to transfer people was safe and action was taken to address this.
"People told us they got their medicines when they needed them. We found improvements were still needed to record when people had skin patches or prescribed creams applied. Records did not demonstrate what action staff took when people regularly refused their medicine. Although some improvements had been made we found further improvements were required to ensure people got their medicine as prescribed.
"People told us there were sufficient staff to meet their needs. We saw staff were available when people required any support and staff were available to spend time with people. The manager told us they had now considered the staffing levels on a night time and told us there were sufficient staff to meet people's needs due to staffing being deployed appropriately."
The home has since had a full re-inspection with its new rating due out later this year.
Sadhu Gakhal, the owner of the home, said it had taken
He told the Express & Star: "The full inspection was last week and the CQC were happy. Everything picked up in January has been sorted.
"At the June inspection, where they only looked at one of the five areas, they were happy but they cannot change the rating until they have done the full inspection."
