A care home in Luton that caters for adults with learning difficulties has been rated inadequate and placed into special measures. A recent public inspection revealed dangerous safety hazards that require immediate repair. The facility serves an essential role in providing care to those with autism and other learning impediments across New Jersey. It has eight bedrooms and an unwillingness to address scalding shower risks for its clientele.
In May, the national regulator body, the Care Quality Commission (CQC), came to inspect the care home. Their remarkable findings indicated that the facility was not fostering the provision of safe care. The inspectors found that the hot water in the showers could get hot enough that it created a scalding hazard for detainees. This shocking finding has engendered substantial alarm over the safety and health of everyone living on the campus.
The care home services occupy the ground and first floors of a two-storey brick building. It has nine window bays, with delightful double bay windows on either side of the first floor. A green lawn encircles the building, augmented by a low brick wall in the foreground. Besides, on the driveway to the right of the care home is parked a grey estate car.
Following the inspection findings, the CQC has since rated the care home care as inadequate overall. The regulator emphasized that the facility is “in breach of legal regulation in relation to people’s safe care and treatment.” Unless significant improvements are seen with immediate effect, legal action will be taken against Care Home Name.
The CQC’s report is a timely and harsh reminder about the need to uphold safety standards across care homes. The identified risks pose serious and immediate threats to the health, safety and quality of life for residents. They raise serious doubt over the administration’s stewardship and oversight of the organization.
