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Care home rated good after CQC inspection
HUGE problems at a Maidstone nursing home have been tackled by staff, according to the latest ob- servations fromthe government’s Care Quality Commission. In an unannounced follow-up
visit, an inspection team of seven from the CQC reported that all but one area of service at Maidstone Care Centre in Boxley Road was nowrated as good. It follows a damning report in
2016 which identified eight breaches in the care received by res- idents,many sufferingwith demen- tia, and declared all services required improvement. These con- cerns related to a lack of stimulation for patients, low staff numbers, es- pecially at night, poor leadership, and residents being deprived of food andwater. In the latest inspection, the CQC
reserved its “requires improve- ment” classification to safety levels, adding there was still inconsisten- cies in the recording of incidents and accidents. The nursing home was also advised that improve-
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Sikh support HELEN Grant MP has given her backing to a campaign for a na- tional Sikhwarmemorial. The campaign, spearheaded by
Labour MP Tan Dhesi, is to com- memorate Sikh soldiers who fought for Great Britain in WWI andWWII. More than 83,000 Sikh soldiers
died,with a further 100,000 injured. The Maidstone and the Weald
MP said: “Sikhs fought bravely in the BritishArmy in twoworldwars whichmade an indispensable con- tribution that deserves to be recog- nised and remembered by all of us”. She said a monument erected in their honour would be a fitting tribute to their sacrifice, courage andmartial spirit.” Mrs Grant also asked people to
sign a petition set up by Mr Dhesi at:
http://bit.ly/2BTLR2G.
Maidstone Care Home staff (fromleft) Sally Briggs,Mira Pun, Aruna Gurung, Cassidy Carreras, Amy Roberts and Paul Palmer with residentsMargaret Finey, Kathleen Hawkings and Joan Randall
ments could bemade to include the bed-bound more to tackle the feel- ing of social isolation experienced by some who spent many hours alone in their rooms. Commenting on the report,man-
ager Sally Briggs said: “All the hard work of our support staff, with the
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