Bradford care home broke law over medicine prescriptions
A care home broke the law when dementia patients did not always receive medicine as prescribed, according to the Care Quality Commission (CQC).A report published on Monday found that Woodleigh Rest Home in Queensbury, Bradford, breached two regulations of the Health and Social Care Act 2008.The inspections took place between 8 May and 28 June 2024, with the CQC giving the care home an overall rating of "requires improvement".Woodleigh Rest Home declined to comment when approached by the BBC.
Woodleigh Rest Home provides support to older people and those living those with dementia, with 14 people using the service at the time of inspection."People did not always receive their medicines as prescribed," the report read."Care records did not support staff to deliver safe care to people and quality assurance measures had not identified these concerns. "Staffing levels were not always adequate to ensure people were safe and we observed restrictive practices for example, people cared for in their bedrooms had their bedroom doors locked through the day."The CQC found that the care home breached two regulations of the Health and Social Care Act, regarding medicine and governance. It was not a matter concerning West Yorkshire Police.The report continued: "Improvements had been taken since the previous inspection, however, these had not been consistent. "The provider was responsive to the assessment findings and provided assurances they would make the required changes to improve the quality and safety of care."Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North or tell us a story you think we should be covering here.
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