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Healthcare at home provider placed into special measures after nearly 10,000 clients fail to receive essential medicines

Compliance Regulation by Sarah Clarke on May 14, 2021

The CQC reported that some service users experienced avoidable harm and needed hospital treatment after delivery dates for the medicines were missed or delayed.

‘Inadequate’ home care service failed to follow COVID guidelines

Compliance Regulation by Sarah Clarke on March 11, 2021

The provider, based in Slough, has been placed into special measures by the CQC after failing follow infection control measures during the pandemic.

Home care provider rated inadequate over safety breaches

Uncategorized by Sarah Clarke on January 8, 2021

In a recent inspection, the Care Quality Commission found that service users were “not safe” and “at risk of avoidable harm”.

Home care provider that failed to report death of a service user placed into special measures

Compliance Regulation by Sarah Clarke on June 29, 2020

The North London home care provider has been rated Inadequate by the CQC over multiple regulatory breaches.

Home care service shut down by CQC to protect clients from ‘risk of harm’

Compliance Regulation by Sarah Clarke on September 30, 2019

The CQC said it has taken “urgent enforcement action” to protect vulnerable clients and suspended the Good rating of the service.

North East home care service stripped of CQC registration

Business Compliance by Sarah Clarke on March 28, 2019

Inspectors identified several breaches to regulations, including the lack of a registered manager and poor staff recruitment.

Inadequate care service failed to protect people from financial abuse, says CQC

Business Reports by Sarah Clarke on March 20, 2019

Seven allegations of financial abuse were made in just over a month, while one staff member had criminal convictions.

Dudley supported living service goes from ‘Good’ to ‘Inadequate’

Compliance Reports by Sarah Clarke on March 15, 2019

The care provider has now been placed into special measures and will be kept under review.

Hull home care provider placed into special measures after first inspection

Compliance Home care groups by Sarah Clarke on February 27, 2019

The CQC found multiple breaches of regulations related to safeguarding procedures, risk management and recruitment.

Yorkshire home care service goes from Good to Inadequate in under two years

Business Practice Home care groups by Sarah Clarke on February 22, 2019

The CQC found a number of concerns with safeguarding processes and systems.

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