Care Inspectorate seeks improvements at Ayrshire nursing home

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An Ayrshire care home has been asked to make improvements to its patient care following a visit from the Care Inspectorate.

Templeton House Care Home, in Ayr’s Racecourse Road, requires improvements in three key areas. Following an inspection last month, the Care Inspectorate said residents should be supported by a “skilled and knowledgeable workforce” who have access to dementia care training - in line with current practice.Staff at the home are also required to improve the way medication is “managed more safely” and “in line with best practice guidance.”Another requirement, according to the Care Inspectorate, is for the home to ensure that all records about residents’ care and support set out how the health, welfare and safety needs of the individual are “to be managed and met".The guidance follows two visits to the care home last month.Templeton House is registered to provide a service to a maximum of 69 older people and the provider is Windyhall Care Home LLP.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the local news in your area – plus features, football news and the latest on the coronavirus crisis – at your fingertips 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories while you can customise your page with the sections that matter to you.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now on iOS and Android.An extract from the Care Inspectorate report said: “To prepare for the inspection, we reviewed information about this service.

This included previous inspection findings, registration information, information submitted by the service and intelligence gathered since the last inspection.”In making their evaluations of the service, inspectors spoke with 15 residents,