A PENDLE care home has been criticised after two quick-fire inspections left it being judged requiring improvement.

Nelson Manor Care Home in Barkerhouse Road has been given the rating for the second time in a row by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and been told that it is not consistently safe, effective, caring, responsive or well led.

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Inspectors, who visited the home in November and December, concluded that people are not 'adequately protected' against the unsafe management of medicines and that staff had 'little time' to engage with people.

They added that staff had not always received appropriate training, supervision or appraisal and no evidence was found of people living on the Jubilee unit were involved in the planning of their care.

The home, which is operated by Great Marsden Residential Limited, also received the same rating when it was previously reviewed in February last year.

It was last praised by the CQC in November 2013 when it was judged to be meeting all the required standards.

A CQC spokesman, writing in the report which was published recently, said: "During this inspection we identified there were continuing shortfalls in the management of medication.

"We also found new breaches of the Health and Social Care Act Regulations 2014.

"These were in relational to safe care and treatment, staffing, need for consent, safeguarding people from abuse, person-centred care and good governance.

"Since our last inspection the provider has increased the level of staffing.

"We found a large majority of the staff had not completed training on the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS).

"This meant they had limited knowledge of the principles associated with the legislation and people’s rights.

"As a result, appropriate assessments and DoLS applications had not been carried out."

The home provides personal and nursing care for up to 70 people and there were 52 residents when the first inspection took place.

At the last inspection in February the provider was asked to improve the management of medication, ensure people were protected from the risks of 'inadequate nutrition and dehydration', ensure people's healthcare needs were met in a timely manner and improve record keeping.

Owner Jacob Sorotzkin said: "Nelson Manor continues to work closely with the CQC to ensure residents receive the highest level of care."