Clarendon Gardens

⚠ Staff did not have the skills to provide care or treatment to people. The provider had inadequate systems to keep track of staff training and to check that staff were provided with the required training.

⚠ We reviewed 6 staff recruitment files and found that only 1 had an up-to-date DBS check in place. We were told by the nominated individual that all staff had an up-to-date DBS in place but we were not shown evidence of this. Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks provide information …

⚠ We were not able to see up to date records showing that the home was being maintained on a regular basis. There were no recent fire safety checks, fire risk assessment or an environmental risk assessment. We found that systems were not robust enough to demonstrate risks were effectively identified …

⚠ The provider had not made adequate and safe arrangements to run and manage the home in the absence of management cover. The provider had relied on the nominated individual to step in to support him however this did not happen and as a result nobody had access to up to …