More work needed at criticised Ayrshire care home as improvements noted
dailyrecord.co.ukAn Ayrshire care home that was previously criticised after a laundry room was found to pose a ‘risk of infection,’ is making improvements to its quality of care.
The Care Inspectorate highlighted the issue during an inspection last year at Shawburn Care Home Service in Prestwick’s Monkton Road.At the time they said they were ‘not confident’ of the laundry room’s cleanliness and said it ‘would be difficult’ to keep it clean and ‘infection free’ in its current condition.Another area of concern was the kitchen, which the Care Inspectorate said needed ‘updating.’Care home bosses were given until January 27 this year to make improvements.However, following another inspection last month, the Care Inspectorate said: “There had been improvement to the kitchen and laundry aeas.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.“The service had put an action plan in place to manage the improvements needed.“There had been extensive work carried out to improve the laundry area.
New equipment had been installed and storage space improved. The area was clean, tidy and organised.”The scrutiny body did warn, however, that there “continues” to be “work needed” at the home to ensure that other requirements identified during that previous inspection are “fully met and improvements made.”Among them are medication management, the development of a quality assurance system and improvements to the
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