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Home ‘failing to protect residents’
A CARE home for the elderly in Maidstone has been given adamn- ing report from the Care Quality Commission. A catalogue of health care
breaches by the Mont Calm Resi- dential Home was recorded when the inspection team made an unan- nounced visit, marking it inade- quate in every category of care. One of the first failings was the absence of a registered manager at the Bower Mount Road home, which had 27 residents, many with mental and physical needs requir- ing the support of two staff. The inspection team went on to
record countless other breaches in meeting health and social care regu- lations, including insufficient staff to keep residents safe and meet their needs; sporadic administration of drugs; inadequately trained staff; in- adequate handling of complaints; ineffective quality assurance sys- tems and inaccurate records. It also found advice from health profes- sionalswas not followed, residents’
dignity was not adequately pro- tected nor was their risk of malnu- trition, dehydration or abuse; they did not receive personalised care and no meaningful activities were provided for those with dementia. Responding to the inspection – carried out at the end of January – a county council spokesman con- firmed the local authority was aware of the CQC’s concerns. He said: “We are working with
the home’s owners and the CQC urging for an immediate improve- ment in standards and to ensure ap- propriate care is provided. “We are in contact with individu-
als, families and carers to reassure them thatwe understand the issues and we continue to work with the home to make sure people are safe- guarded.” He added: “The county council expects the highest of standards from our external care.” The CQC will make another unannounced visit to see if im- provements are being made.
Lifters bring medals home
SEVEN members of the weightlifting team from St Augustine Academy in Maidstone travelled to Oldbury in the West Midlands to take part in the British Schools Championships. The event was attended by lifters from all over the country including
the Glasgow Glad- iators, who are part of the Scot- tish
national
team. It was a great experience for the students from the academy, who have only been training as a team since September 2014 and who achieved fantastic results and a number of personal bests. Silver medals were won by Matthew Abraham, Eron Murray, Carys
Harper and Dan Vine. Bronzes went to Adam Patient and Stan Martin. Joe Reilly just missed out on fourth place, losing out to competitors who had qualified for the Commonwealth Games.
Micropub plan at brewery
A MICROPUB could be estab- lished in the cellars of The Old Brewery, London Road, Maid- stone. A planning application said:
“At present, the cellars are being used for general storage but it is the intention to use half of the area as a micropub. “Since the property is below ground level, none of the pro- posal will actually be seen by the general public until they
enter the pub using the existing stairs to the side of the build- ing.
“When the micropub is open
the busier times will be when the rest of the existing facilities at The Old Brewery will be closed. Therefore, the parking spaces vacated by the users will become available for cus- tomers.”
Maidstone Council will de- cide.
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