Police have issued an appeal to help find a man who is in need of 'urgent medical attention' after being seriously assaulted.
01.04.2022 - 22:23 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A troubled Paisley care home faces being stripped of its licence after “serious concerns” were flagged by inspectors.
Westerfield Care Home has been warned that it could lose its registration due to issues regarding cleanliness and infection control.
The problems were uncovered during a surprise inspection earlier this month.
Bosses at the High Calside facility - which is home to 63 residents - now have until May to address the issues, which inspectors classed as ‘severe’.
Managers were issued an Improvement Notice this week, having previously been issued a Letter of Serious Concern by the Care Inspectorate on March 13.
According to an email seen by the Express from Renfrewshire Council’s Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) interim director Christine Laverty, inspectors raised “concerns in relation to cleanliness within the care home and staff not always adhering to the correct infection, prevention and control procedures in relation to the wearing of PPE (personal protective equipment)”.
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The email states that management were told “unless there is a significant improvement in provision of the service, the Care Inspectorate intends to make a proposal to cancel their registration”.
It adds: “Failure in the provider to demonstrate compliance with any one of the improvements within the required timescale of May 6, 2022 may result in the Care Inspectorate proceeding to make a proposal to cancel the care home registration.”
This is the second time the facility, which is operated by Handsale Care Ltd, has been under scrutiny from inspectors,
Police have issued an appeal to help find a man who is in need of 'urgent medical attention' after being seriously assaulted.
Police are looking to speak with this man after a serious assault in the early hours of the morning left a man in hospital.
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