Watchdog finds 'some aspects' of care provider's service 'unsafe'

REGULATION BREACHES PUT SERVICE USERS AT RISK

- By GEORGE PALMER-SOADY

A WATCHDOG has found two breaches of regulations at a Nottingham service which cares for vulnerable people.

Inspectors say that standards must improve at Jade Healthcare Services, which provides support for the elderly, people living with dementia and those with disabilities.

The business, whose offices are in the Shipstones Business Centre in New Basford, was given a warning notice on January 8 for failing to meet the regulations related to safe care and treatment and good governance.

A report published by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), published on Monday, February 23, revealed a string of issues that could put its 17 users at risk.

The first regulation breach identified by the CQC, which was assessing the service for the first time, was in relation to safe care and treatment.

The report stated that “some aspects of the service were not always safe and there was limited assurance about safety.”

It added: “There was an increased risk that people could be harmed.”