Care home responds to concerns

Care home responds to concerns

4:00pm Sunday 3rd June 2012 in News By Helen Morton

A WATCHDOG has raised concerns about staffing levels at a Basingstoke home for adults with cerebral palsy.

As a result of an inspection in March, the Care Quality Commission concluded in a report, published this month, that there were not sufficient numbers of qualified and experienced people employed to safeguard the health, safety and welfare of people at all times at Roman House.

Prior to their visit to the Winklebury Way care home, the inspection team had been made aware of concerns around staffing during the night, and further concerns were raised with the CQC team during their inspections on March 15 and March 22.

The report said: People we spoke to told us that they thought the staff were rushed at times. One person told us that when they asked for support to go out, they were told by staff sorry we cant because we are short.

The report also raised concerns about long hours worked by staff, stating: We were able to see that shifts were made up of a large proportion of bank staff or staff doing overtime. This has led to some staff working long hours with only short breaks.

The care home, which otherwise met targets set by the CQC, is run by the charity Scope and registered to provide residential care and support for up to 26 people, in purpose-built bungalows and in the main building.

Judging there were moderate concerns with the levels of staffing, the report concludes improvements are needed to meet appropriate standards.

Responding to the comments, Sarah Harris, Roman House manager, described the care home as a wonderful place.

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