Working at Netherton Green Care Home

No permanent manager in post, so oversight of safety and quality is weak.

At the time of our inspection there was not a registered manager in post; however, the manager had begun the registration process with the CQC.

Poor cleaning and infection control like unclean tables and wrong waste bins create health risks every day.

we found some areas of the home were unclean. For example, we found dried food on several side tables and others were sticky due to uncleaned spillages... There were not enough clinical waste bins in place around the home.

Medications not stored safely, like creams kept in rooms without locks and no opening dates recorded.

some people's topical creams and fluid thickeners were still stored in their rooms. We found these were not always stored securely... People's prescribed creams and ointments did not have a recorded date of opening.