Hednesford care home deemed unsafe by inspectors
A care home in Hednesford has been told it needs to improve in every area by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Inspectors found Tudor House at Marquis Court in Littleworth Road was in breach of its registration because there was no permanent manager in place during an unannounced visit.
In a subsequent report the CQC concluded the service, which cares for 53 people including dementia patients and disabled people, required improvement in all five key areas - safety, effectiveness, level of care, responsiveness and leadership.
The report said: "We had received information from the local authority. There were a number of safeguarding investigations being carried out and we were informed there were concerns about people's safety.
"The local authority were monitoring the quality of care and undertaking reviews of people's care to ensure it was appropriate to their needs."
People's safety was a major area of concern for inspectors who concluded the care home was not 'consistently safe'. They found that infections were not effectively managed which put patients at risk.
A new permanent manager has been put in place at Tudor House since the visit.
