Catalogue of errors found at carehome, rated as '˜inadequate' by inspectors

The Ashlands Care Home, in Methley. has been told to improve inspectors from the Care Quality Commission visited the site.

A damning report highlights one person had not received their medicines on 20 occasions due to being asleep, some people were given liquid foods even though they were prescribed and staff members even used one person’s clothing to pull them up. One relative of a resident at a heavily-criticised Leeds care home has told of the “absolutely horrendous” verdict of inspectors.

The relation, who asked to remain anonymous, said she suffered sleepless nights worrying over the way her loved one was being treated. A health watchdog has published a damning report on Ashlands in Methley, branding it “inadequate”.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said the home – which specialises in caring for older people with dementia – was not safe, caring or effective. Ashlands, which is run by Roche Healthcare, has been ordered to improve and inspectors will visit again within six months. Among the issues raised by CQC inspectors, who conducted an unannounced inspection last September, were poor care, a lack of respect for residents and medicines not being given correctly.

The relation said: “It’s just absolutely horrendous. The comment that there is ‘poor care’ is just awful and I’ve never seen that before in a CQC report.”

The owners of Ashlands told The Yorkshire Post they were continuing to implement a “series of improvements” at the facility since the inspection was carried out.