A POLICE probe into a Burnley care home which was launched after the death of a 90-year-old woman has now been wound down.

An investigation had been ongoing at Palatine Lodge, in Burnley, since Ethel Parkinson fell ill and died there in June.

But police have now revealed that there is no evidence of foul play and the county’s social services department have now given the privately-run facility, in Palatine Square, a clean bill of health.

As a precautionary measure residents had been moved out of the home, which cares for people with learning disabilities, dementia, Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia and other mental health disorders.

A Lancashire Police spokesman said: “No criminal offences have been disclosed and as such our involvement is at an end.

“A file has now been submitted to the East Lancashire coroner and an inquest will take place in due course.”

Mrs Parkinson, a former machinist and cleaner, formerly of Parkinson Street, Burnley Wood, had been living at the home for three years.

A Lancashire County Council spokesman added: “We have now completed an assessment of safeguarding arrangements at Palatine Lodge and this has not identified any concerns.

“The home can now continue accepting admissions and the county council will fund places for those choosing the specialist support the home can provide.”

The last review of services by the Care Quality Commission at Palatine Lodge, which was conducted in April 2011, noted that it was meeting all statutory care requirements.