A 'RUN-DOWN' and dirty care home has been ordered to improve after inspectors found a catalogue of failings.

Government health watchdog the Care Quality Commission (CQC) carried out an unannounced inspection of Parkview Nursing Home in April.

They found the home in Chorley New Road was breaching six regulations of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 – and published a damning report earlier this month.

Parkview has now been placed in special measures by the CQC and told to improve before another inspection in six months, otherwise enforcement action will be taken.

After their visit inspectors discovered badly-stained and dirty carpets and armchairs, and old food and drink on the walls and floors of some bedrooms.

Urine on a toilet floor was not cleaned up between 11am and 4pm, there were spillages on the stairs and a large amount of dog mess on the lawn.

Inspectors also found the care home was understaffed, meaning residents had to wait to be supported to use the toilet, and many employees had not completed vital training.

The report states: “We had concerns about staff competence to effectively support people who could present behaviours that challenged the service. We observed staff on a number of occasions turning people’s chairs to face the other way without asking them, or informing them what they were doing.”

Parkview, run by Jewelglen Limited, provides personal care for 31 people and was last inspected in September last year, when it was found to be meeting standards.

CQC inspectors found the home was inadequate at providing safe care, effective and caring treatment and good leadership – and required improvement of its responsiveness to residents.

Inspectors found there was poor risk assessment in place – with one person at high risk of falling helped to walk by another resident when there were no staff present.

Interaction between staff and residents was described as “limited” with requests for support not always acknowledged, and some people did not think staff were kind and caring.

Some medicines were kept loose in peoples rooms and some residents who were seen wearing soiled clothing were not supported by staff to get changed.

There were no organised activities and little stimulation for people living at Parkview, with choice restricted in relation to choosing when to watch television in the main lounge.

Debbie Westhead, the CQC’s deputy chief inspector for adult social care in the north, said: “People are entitled to services which provide safe, effective, compassionate and high quality care. Whenever we find a service to be inadequate, we will consider taking further action on behalf of the people who use the service."

In 2012, Parkview was told it could be closed down if standards did not improved.

A CQC inspection found a catalogue of failings and a formal warning was issued to Jewelglen Limited to project the safety and welfare of residents.

At the time, owner Mahendra Raja insisted the CQC’s concerns had already been addressed.

Mr Raja was unavailable for comment on the latest CQC inspection.