CQC takes action to protect people at Savile House in West Yorkshire

Published: 1 December 2017 Page last updated: 3 November 2022
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Savile House, a residential care home in Halifax, West Yorkshire has been rated as Inadequate by CQC, following a third inspection in October.

Savile House provides personal care for older people, some of who may be living with a dementia. At the time of the inspection 18 people were using this service.

This service was previously inspected and rated as inadequate in November 2016 and again in April 2017 after CQC inspectors found eight breaches of the Health and Social Care Act 2008. The home was given additional time after their last Inadequate rating to show improvement following a new manager starting at Savile House.

The full report from the inspection can be found on our website.

Debbie Westhead, CQC’s Deputy Chief Inspector for Adult Social Care, said:

“People are entitled to services which provide safe, caring and high quality care. We found that the care provided at Savile House once again fell short of what we expect services to provide."

“Although there were new governance systems for monitoring improvement, these were not robust or effective which was evidenced by the continued breaches of seven regulations. This meant that’s people’s safety and care was not improving quickly."

“There were still not enough staff to meet people’s needs, especially at night and weekends. It was also concerning that staff were not reporting all potential safeguarding incidents to the local authority, including one incident which we flagged up as potential abuse but that was not reported."

“We are working with local partners including Calderdale Council to ensure the safety of people using this service whilst our enforcement action is ongoing.”

Other findings from the inspection included:

  • Staff recruitment had improved and we found appropriate checks had been completed before new staff started work.
  • However, there was still a lack of consistency in the way medicines were managed which meant inspectors could not be assured people were receiving their medicines as prescribed or when they needed them.
  • People were still not supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives.
  • Although meal times were a sociable event and people told inspectors they enjoyed their food, people's nutritional needs were not always met.

CQC are still taking enforcement action against the provider, Chestnut Care Limited which is subject to legal proceedings and CQC are unable to report on these proceedings until they have concluded.

Any regulatory decision that CQC takes is open to challenge by a registered person through a variety of internal and external appeal processes.

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For further information please contact CQC Regional Engagement Officer Kerri James by email kerri.james@cqc.org.uk or by phone on 07464 92 9966. 

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We found that the care provided at Savile House once again fell short of what we expect services to provide

Debbie Westhead, Deputy Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care

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