"Continued issues" at troubled Maybole care home
A troubled Maybole nursing home is making improvements to its delivery of care - but there are “continued issues” with medication record keeping.
And staff at Fairknowe House in Cargill Road, are ‘failing’ to adhere to best practice guidance when it comes to medication management.
The findings come from the Care Inspectorate who made an unannounced follow-up inspection at Fairknowe in January with the findings now published.
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According to the Care Inspectorate, they issued an Improvement Notice, with five required improvements, to the provider on 9 December 2024.
And while the service has met four of these required improvements, the care scrutiny body still has concerns over some aspects of care provision.
An extract from the Care Inspectorate’s latest report reads: “During this inspection, we noted continued issues with medication record keeping and with staff failing to adhere to best practice guidance regarding medication management.
“At the last inspection, this requirement had been further extended to allow the service more time to progress with improvements.
“Although we note some improvements had been made, we have concerns that there are continued failings regarding the management of medication. This does not safeguard people or support their health needs.
“This requirement has not been met. We have agreed an extension to 23 March 2025.”
Fairknowe House is registered to provide a care home service to a maximum of 40 older people who may have physical needs and/or dementia. The service provider is Mead Medical Services Limited.