'I was overdosed on paracetamol on several occasions': Care home ordered to improve 'inadequate' safety record after drug errors
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA care home has been ordered to improve after mistakes managing and administering medicines were found to have put residents ‘at risk of harm’.
A new Care Quality Commission (CQC) report says that systems at Bowerfield Court, in Disley, Stockport, were ‘either not in place, not being followed or not robust enough to demonstrate medicines safety was effectively managed’.
It comes after the watchdog carried out an inspection of the Broadwood Close home - which provides personal or nursing care for up to 40 people, including those with physical disabilities.
The visit was in part prompted by concerns over medicines, staffing and poor care. Officials undertook a ‘focused inspection’ concentrating on whether the facility was safe, responsive and well-led.
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