A care home in north Oxfordshire was found in ‘breach of regulations’ for the second time running following a recent inspection by the watchdog.

Banbury Heights Nursing Home on Old Parr Road in Banbury was rated ‘requires improvement' - the second lowest rating possible- by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

The care home was handed the same score at its previous inspection in May 2022.

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The Care Quality Commission is the independent regulator of health and social care in England.

Concerns were raised about ‘safety’ at the nursing home and that care plans did not always include the up-to-date information.

The inspector wrote in the report: “At our last inspection the provider had failed to ensure medicines were managed safely to protect people from risks associated with medicines.

“This was a breach of Regulation 12 (1) of The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014.

“Not enough improvement had been made at this inspection and the provider was still in breach of regulation 12.”

It continued: “People were at risk of skin pressure damage.

“Records did not evidence people were supported with repositioning within the specified timeframes to reduce the risk of skin pressure damage.

“Support with repositioning was not always recorded.

“For example, records for 2 people who required support to reposition themselves every 2 hours to reduce the risk of pressure damage evidenced gaps of 8 hours or more.

“People were at risk of potential abuse.

“When a person had an unexplained bruise, the provider had not completed any investigations to identify the potential cause and to put mitigating factors in to reduce the risk of reoccurrence.”

The inspection was carried on May 2 and the report was made public on June 15.

Banbury Heights Nursing Home is a residential care home providing personal and nursing care to up to 58 people.

The service provides support to older and younger people with dementia, physical disabilities, sensory impairments, mental health needs, learning disabilities or autism in one adapted building, over 3 floors.

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At the time of the inspection there were 47 people using the service.

But people, relatives and staff told inspectors that they felt there were sufficient staff to meet the needs of residents.

One said: "I am sure there is enough staff on each shift as I have visited at various times of day and there has always been a member of staff available if I need to ask them anything."

Staff were also recruited ‘safely’ with the provider carrying out a  criminal record and barring check on individuals who intend to work with children and vulnerable adults.