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| West Sussex disability care homes investigated | West Sussex disability care homes investigated |
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| Police inquiries and unannounced inspections have been carried out at disability care homes in West Sussex. | Police inquiries and unannounced inspections have been carried out at disability care homes in West Sussex. |
| They were in response to "significant safeguarding concerns" after a number of reported deaths. | They were in response to "significant safeguarding concerns" after a number of reported deaths. |
| The Care Quality Commission was alerted to Sussex Health Care services by West Sussex County Council. | The Care Quality Commission was alerted to Sussex Health Care services by West Sussex County Council. |
| The provider said it is "working openly with the police to support the investigation". | The provider said it is "working openly with the police to support the investigation". |
| New placements have now been suspended to eight homes run by the organisation. | New placements have now been suspended to eight homes run by the organisation. |
| Two homes in Horsham were identified by the CQC as homes with "significant safeguarding concerns". The Laurels in Guildford Road - for young adults only - and Orchard Lodge in Dorking Road, cater for people with complex physical and learning difficulties. | |
| 'Investigation at early stage' | |
| On Friday, Sussex Police met the families of people whose deaths they "may be investigating". | On Friday, Sussex Police met the families of people whose deaths they "may be investigating". |
| A spokesman said: "The police investigation still remains at an early stage and aims to identify whether any criminal offences have been committed, or not. No arrests have been made at this time. | A spokesman said: "The police investigation still remains at an early stage and aims to identify whether any criminal offences have been committed, or not. No arrests have been made at this time. |
| "The investigation is examining the standard of care in individual cases and seeking to determine whether care standards fell to a criminal level of neglect, ill-treatment or negligence." | "The investigation is examining the standard of care in individual cases and seeking to determine whether care standards fell to a criminal level of neglect, ill-treatment or negligence." |
| Sussex Health Care has been running for 30 years and has looked after about 30,000 people, it said. | Sussex Health Care has been running for 30 years and has looked after about 30,000 people, it said. |
| A spokesman said: "Sussex Health Care is working openly with the police and West Sussex County Council to support their current investigation. | A spokesman said: "Sussex Health Care is working openly with the police and West Sussex County Council to support their current investigation. |
| "We are committed to assisting them in any way we can and positively await the conclusion and the outcome of the investigation. | "We are committed to assisting them in any way we can and positively await the conclusion and the outcome of the investigation. |
| "Our priority at all times is to provide a high standard of care to every person we support. | "Our priority at all times is to provide a high standard of care to every person we support. |
| "As a responsible provider, we have always invested in our staff and services to make sure we have the right resources available to provide that care." | "As a responsible provider, we have always invested in our staff and services to make sure we have the right resources available to provide that care." |
| 'Robust safeguarding' | 'Robust safeguarding' |
| West Sussex County Council spokesman said: "We have no plans currently to move residents but obviously we will continue to keep this under review. | West Sussex County Council spokesman said: "We have no plans currently to move residents but obviously we will continue to keep this under review. |
| "Robust safeguarding plans have been put in place for individual people and for the services they are using as is the case when safeguarding enquiries are raised. | "Robust safeguarding plans have been put in place for individual people and for the services they are using as is the case when safeguarding enquiries are raised. |
| Where other local authorities or organisations have placed people in the two named homes, the council is advising them of the concerns and asking them to review the placements. | Where other local authorities or organisations have placed people in the two named homes, the council is advising them of the concerns and asking them to review the placements. |
| Debbie Ivanova, deputy chief inspector of adult social care at the Care Quality Commission added that a full report, detailing CQC findings and any enforcement action against the provider, will be published once the investigation is over. | Debbie Ivanova, deputy chief inspector of adult social care at the Care Quality Commission added that a full report, detailing CQC findings and any enforcement action against the provider, will be published once the investigation is over. |