Two care providers in Norfolk have been ordered to improve following inspections by a health watchdog.

At one of the care homes the failings highlighted by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) have been addressed and resolved, its manager said.

Aps Care, which runs Burlingham House, on Dell Corner Lane, North Burlingham, was criticised by the CQC for the way it handled its residents' nutritional needs, and how it assessed and recorded people's mental capacity.

But care home manager Ryan Stanton said he and the staff had addressed the concerns raised by inspectors and added there were many positive findings in the report.

Inspectors said the care home, which had 29 residents in October when the inspection was carried out, was good for providing a safe and caring patient experience, but ordered the home to improve in its effectiveness, responsiveness, and leadership.

The inspectors said some patients' nutritional records were not properly filled out, with one record showing a patient had only been given a bowl of porridge and one or two cups of tea for a day.

'Nutritional records did not give a clear indication of how much people had eaten or drunk and gaps in the recording made it difficult to determine if specialist health advice was required,' inspectors said.

In addition the inspectors said there were 'discrepancies' within staff's assessment of patients' mental capacity.

Mr Stanton said: 'The issues mentioned in the report have been resolved.'

Meanwhile Complete Caring Ltd, a Wymondham-based company which provides care to around 30 people in their own homes, was told patient safety was 'compromised' amid concerns over recruitment, and there were question-marks over its leadership.

According to the report, part of the care home's risk assessments of patients was 'generic' and 'lacked detail that was specific to the patient concerned'.

The inspectors also found the manager had not taken much of a leadership role, which meant the day-to-day leadership tasks were being done by another member of staff.

And records containing receipts from staff's purchases on behalf of their patients were not regularly audited.

The service did not respond to the EDP and Evening News at the time of going to print.

Five other providers in Norfolk were rated 'good' by the CQC.

They were: Woodside House in Norwich, Hales Group Ltd in Thetford, The Willows in Heathersett, Lloyd Court in Holt, and The Paddocks Care Home, Swaffham.

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