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Yahoo
25-07-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
CQC left 'deeply concerned' after home inspection
A care home has been rated as inadequate after a watchdog said people were not always safe or treated with dignity. St Margarets Care Home in Peterborough provides support for people living with dementia over 65. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) conducted an unannounced inspection in April. The CQC found that the staff referred to residents as children while speaking to inspectors and the report said "this was not dignified". Stuart Dunn, CQC deputy director of operations in the East of England, said: "When we inspected St Margarets, we were deeply concerned to find people's care wasn't always safe, dignified, or centred on their needs." Inspectors also found that there was one working shower which was being used by 15 people. There were two baths but staff said the lifting equipment in one bathroom was not working, while the other bath did not have lifting equipment at all and was not used. People who needed a soft diet were not provided with "dignified support" and all food items were mixed and served in a bowl. "This did not look appetising," the report said. "This did not demonstrate a compassionate or dignified approach to care as people were not able to taste nor distinguish between individual foods," continued the report. However, people living there and their family members who visited said they were happy with the food provided at the care home. One resident said: "The food is good, there's usually something I like". Another person told inspectors: "We get a choice of two mains, if I don't like either there are alternatives." People living at the care home used to enjoy writing, poetry and colouring. However, inspectors said they did not see people taking part in these activities over the four times they visited in April. "People sat for long periods in the lounges, some people ate their meals in the same chairs and most only moved when using the bathroom," the report said. Hygiene concerns had also been raised after inspectors saw one staff member complete medicines administration for people while wearing the same pair of disposable gloves. The report said the individual did not wash their hands which had placed people at risk of cross infection. Shabina Qayyum, Labour councillor and cabinet member for adults and health at Peterborough City Council, said: "We have paused the placement of local authority residents to the home and have advised the provider not to take on additional residents. "We are working with the provider to fix the issues identified by the CQC. We are confident that the issues can be remedied within the allocated time frame." She added that residents and their families will be given the opportunity to confirm whether they wish to stay at the care home or if they want support to move somewhere else. Follow Peterborough news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. More on this story Signs of progress at trust despite CQC downgrade Emergency care at NHS trust 'requires improvement' Council asked to back one person's £10m care plan Related internet links Care Quality Commision
Irish Times
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Irish Times
Residents and Transport Minister signal `constructive' Dublin Airport talks
Local residents and Minister for Transport Darragh O'Brien said they had 'constructive' talks on the Dublin Airport passenger limit. The Minister met residents who have demanded the Government tackle noise and health issues before resolving the row over the 32 million a-year passenger cap imposed by planners on the airport. The St Margaret's The Ward Residents' Group, which represents people living closest to the hub, and a spokeswoman for the Minister, dubbed the talks 'constructive' following the meeting. Residents' spokesman Liam O'Gradaigh said the group stressed concerns about policies that favour Dublin over regional airports; an alleged €800 million yearly health cost arising from noise ; and the need to ensure airlines use flight paths for which planners have granted permission. READ MORE Locals complained of the impact on their lives in the three years since Dublin Airport opened its north runway at the launch of a report last month. 'We told the Minister of the importance of having local residents' involvement in developing the new aviation strategic plan,' he added. [ Living near Dublin Airport: `The noise is overwhelming' Opens in new window ] He argued that Government should address the fact 85 per cent of passengers travel through Dublin while 'Cork, Shannon and Knock' were underutilised. However, Sara Ryan, director of communications with the State airport operator DAA, pointed out that this was the pattern in many EU countries. She said Amsterdam Schiphol had 86 per cent of Dutch national traffic while Vienna handled 90 per cent of Austria's passengers. Ms Ryan argued that curtailing Dublin risked prompting airlines to shift routes out of Ireland. The DAA spokeswoman stressed that experts designed the paths taken by aircraft taking off from Dublin's north runway in line with safety regulations set by the International Civil Aviation Organisation, part of the UN. 'The role of the Irish Aviation Authority is to review the flight paths proposed and ensure they align with safety requirements,' she added. DAA is evaluating the methodology used in the report that calculated the residents' health bill at €800 million, according to Ms Ryan. She noted that it was based on a study done for Brussels Airport, which assumed the same conditions applied in both cases and said DAA would take time to see how it applied in Dublin. Mr O'Brien told the Dublin Chamber business group this week that he had sought advice from Attorney General Rossa Fanning on legislation that would lift the cap while respecting the independence of the planning process. The Government has pledged to raise the limit following talks with all interested parties.
