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Apr 2022
Rodent droppings found in kitchen of Harrogate care home
A Harrogate care home has been put in special measures after inspectors found rodent droppings in the kitchen and some medicine practices were found to be “unsafe”.
The Care Quality Commission inspected Mary Fisher House care home on Cold Bath Road in February.
In a report published yesterday, the care regulator rated the home as “inadequate” and placed it into special measures.
The inspection found that parts of the home, which provides personal and nursing care for up to 24 people, had “not been well maintained and were unsafe”.
Bedrooms “smelt strongly of urine” and there was evidence of rodent droppings in the kitchen.
On occasions, residents had either been given medication late or had not been given any.
It said:
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Inspectors also found that staffing levels at the home were unsafe, with some reporting that there “wasn't always enough staff to meet their needs in a timely manner”.
However, the report did find that staff were polite with people at the home and “worked hard to try and meet there needs”.
'Fallen below standards'
In a statement, the home said it regretted that it had “fallen below the standards expected of us”.
The home, which is run by Svivekcaregroup Limited, said:
Rachel Bowes, North Yorkshire’s assistant director of adult social care, said:
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