Residents at a Blackburn care home have been relocated to other homes after 'safeguarding and quality' concerns.
Northwood Nursing and Residential Care Home, which occupies an imposing and scenic spot on the corner of Preston New Road and St Silas's Road, is no longer operating.
The residential home is one of the longest-established care homes in the town and has been at the location since the 1990s.
The main entrance was closed off, and the curtains to the rooms were drawn on a visit to the site. The landlines to the building went straight to an answer machine.
The council said 'a number of local agencies worked together' to ensure residents were placed in new care homes.
Strategic Director for Adults and Health, Mark Warren, said: "Following safeguarding and quality concerns, the Local Authority worked with its partners, including the NHS and police, to ensure the safety of residents living at the home.
"The local multi-agency safeguarding procedures were implemented and this resulted in all of the residents being safely relocated to other care homes.
“The wellbeing of the residents was paramount, and the actions were taken after careful proportionate consideration of the situation.”
In the most recent inspection by Care Quality Commission (CQC), the care home was providing ‘accommodation and nursing care for up to 27 people in one adapted building, with bedrooms over three floors’.
It received an overall ‘Good’ standard in July 2024.
According to the report, people living in the home said they were happy with the care they received. Staff were said to “help people gain skills and live as independent a life as possible”.
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But the inspection noted that the provider continued to be ‘in breach of regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment) related to medicines’.
The report added: “The provider is required to provide an action plan to assure us what they will do to make necessary improvements at the service.
“The provider had now assessed and mitigated risks related to the environment, storage of thickeners and accidents and incidents.”
In 2019, the care home was told it ‘required improvement’ after an inspection.
Northwood Nursing and Residential Care home was approached for comment.
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