Working at Swarthdale Nursing Home

Recruitment skips key checks like full references and proof of past jobs, raising safety worries even if shifts are covered.

The required checks of suitability to work with vulnerable people were not always completed. Records seen did not have all the information available for recruitment checks. For example, dates of previous employment had not always been established and gaps in employment were not always evidenced. References were not always obtained in line with the provider’s policies & procedures.

Medication handling has problems like missed doses and staff not fully using the electronic system right.

The use of the electronic medication administration recording system (eMARS) was not always safe or effective... We also found examples where eMAR reports showed doses had been missed but an error report had not been made.

Some staff are behind on required online training, even though supervisions happen.

we saw from training records that some staff had not completed all the Elearning (on line learning) required. The manager was in the process of addressing this with staff.