Beeston care home that suddenly closed to be sold off after provider went into administration

A Nottinghamshire care home that suddenly closed after being declared hazardous by inspectors has gone into administration and will be sold off. Rylands Residential Home on Meadow Road, Beeston, closed without notice on Wednesday, June 19, forcing its elderly and vulnerable residents to be rehomed.

The nursing home has now been put into administration, with Leicester-based liquidators CBA Business Solutions appointed on August 7 to wind up the business. The three-storey property, which was housing 17 residents before they were removed by Nottinghamshire County Council, has been put up for sale as a result.

SDL Auctions has explained the building has a guide price of £595,000 and will go under the hammer on Thursday, August 22. Andrew Parker, managing director of the auctioneer, said: “Subject to the planning application getting the go ahead, this is a great opportunity for an investor or a developer to buy a property in the vibrant area of Beeston, which is extremely popular with students.

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"Accommodation for students and other young people is always in short supply so it is the ideal location to develop a new rental apartments scheme.” The 15-bedroom care home, which is currently subject to a planning application that could turn it into six flats, has been described as an "excellent development opportunity".

The care home's staff had walked out because they had not been paid, a former employee explained previously. They added no notice was given to residents of the home, who had to leave personal belongings behind.

It had been rated "inadequate" by the Care Quality Commission in January, which is the lowest rating the regulator can give to providers. The CQC reported pensioners living in the care home were injured after falling over multiple times, as trip hazards were not fixed by managers.

Its inspection in October 2023 found other risks were caused by poor medicine management, staffing levels, a lack of security around hazardous items and a generally poor standard of care. A former employee at the care home claimed the service was badly run, did not improve after the inspector's heavily critical report, and suggested it should have been shut down by the CQC instead of being allowed to continue until its shock closure.