AN Ovingham care home has said it is working to improve following its latest inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Wellburn House on Main Road in the village received an unannounced, focused inspection on October 30 and 31.

The inspection was carried out following a previous inspection in May 2017, when the provider was found to have breached legal requirements.

This latest inspection specifically looked at whether the service was safe and well-led after the previous inspection found that some areas relating to the management of medicines were not safe.

Inspectors said Wellburn House was now meeting the regulations and had updated its medicines policy.

However, they discovered that a small number of people had not received their medicines in a timely manner, for example, 30 to 60 minutes before food.

The CQC recommended the provider should review its medicine practice in line with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines.

The previous inspection also found that the care home had been in breach of good governance, when its audits had not identified issues in relation to medicines, fire and electrical safety and recording issues.

In the most recent inspection, it was noted that the safety of the building had been improved with redecoration, new windows and the installation of new fire exits and fire exit key pads.

However, inspectors said that problems with the recording of issues remained, with information lacking on what action had been taken or when it had been completed.

It was also recommend that the provider review its mattress audits.

The report stated that the rating for Wellburn House in the categories ‘safe’ and ‘well-led’ could not be improved because this would require consistent good practice over time.

The CQC said it would check for improvements during its next planned inspection.

A spokeswoman for Wellburn Care, which runs Wellburn House, said: “Wellburn Care is aware of the requirements stipulated by CQC and we are working in partnership with all governing bodies to rectify these immediately.

“We are also in the process of a change in management.”