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Cornwall care homes rated 'grim and unsafe' | Cornwall care homes rated 'grim and unsafe' |
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Reports on four private care homes where distressed residents were ignored and left without help to eat have been described as "horrifying reading". | |
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) found the homes in Cornwall "were providing grim, shoddy and unsafe care". | |
One home, Clinton House in St Austell, closed earlier this month after a Panorama investigation. | |
The Morleigh Group said staff had been removed from Clinton House and a "thorough review" had been carried out. | The Morleigh Group said staff had been removed from Clinton House and a "thorough review" had been carried out. |
Undercover filming by Panorama showed one nurse saying she would give morphine to a resident "to shut her up". | Undercover filming by Panorama showed one nurse saying she would give morphine to a resident "to shut her up". |
The CQC inspected four homes, part of the Cornwall-based Morleigh Group, including Clinton House in St Austell, St Theresa's in Callington, Elmsleigh in Par and Collamere in Lostwithiel. | The CQC inspected four homes, part of the Cornwall-based Morleigh Group, including Clinton House in St Austell, St Theresa's in Callington, Elmsleigh in Par and Collamere in Lostwithiel. |
'Utterly unacceptable' | 'Utterly unacceptable' |
Andrea Sutcliffe, chief inspector of adult social care at the CQC, said: "These reports make horrifying reading - people in distress being ignored by staff; a person lying in a urine-soaked bed for two hours; people sat in the same chair all day with uneaten meals in front of them, and no help to eat or drink; someone needing medical attention waiting weeks to be referred to their GP. | Andrea Sutcliffe, chief inspector of adult social care at the CQC, said: "These reports make horrifying reading - people in distress being ignored by staff; a person lying in a urine-soaked bed for two hours; people sat in the same chair all day with uneaten meals in front of them, and no help to eat or drink; someone needing medical attention waiting weeks to be referred to their GP. |
"These services were providing grim, shoddy and unsafe care - the sort that no one should ever have to put up with. I am sorry that people have had to endure this poor level of care." | "These services were providing grim, shoddy and unsafe care - the sort that no one should ever have to put up with. I am sorry that people have had to endure this poor level of care." |
The council apologised to residents of the homes and said what had been uncovered was "shocking and utterly unacceptable". | The council apologised to residents of the homes and said what had been uncovered was "shocking and utterly unacceptable". |
Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed it was involved in a multi-agency investigation. No arrests have been made. | Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed it was involved in a multi-agency investigation. No arrests have been made. |