Care of residents was being compromised

A care charity has closed after the regulator issued an improvement noice last month.

The Care Inspectorate said it found serious and significant concerns at the care home in Peterculter, run by the organisation Tigh a’Chomainn.

It identified issues regarding the quality of care experienced by the eight residents.

Managers were given until 4 August to address these concerns but the charity has instead announced it had ceased operations last week.

Inspectors told bosses they had to implement an infection prevention and control policy and to ensure its staff were provided with specific guidance on how to deal with an infectious outbreak.

Issuing the notice, a spokesperson for the Care Inspectorate said: “An inspection had identified serious and significant concerns about the quality of care experienced by residents at Tigh-A'Chomainn in Peterculter.

“We understand this is a difficult and distressing time for residents, their families and staff at the service.

“However, our first priority is always the health and wellbeing of residents.”

Tigh-A'Chomainn is part of the Camphill community which exists to support people with learning disabilities.

A spokesperson for the charity said: “Following a challenging period, we have taken the difficult decision to close our doors.

“The health and wellbeing of the adults we support is always our priority, and despite our best efforts, we are currently unable to meet the high standards that both we and the authorities expect.”

They added: “We are liaising closely with the families and carers of the adults, the Care Inspectorate and Aberdeen City Health and Social Care Partnership to help transition the adults to new homes in a way that causes as little disruption to them as possible,” the spokesperson said.