Care home residents at risk after employee sacked over abuse allegations 'let themselves in'
Care home residents were left at risk after an ex-staff member, dismissed following allegations of abuse, would allegedly "just let themselves in".
Inspectors from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) visited Keegan's Court Residential Care Home in Bishops Castle in June, after a series of repeated failures.
The report, which was published on October 4, said that people were not safeguarded from "the risk of abuse" as the provider failed to assess the risks to people from "a known individual" entering the building.
It spoke of regular visits from an ex-staff member who had been dismissed following allegations of abuse.
Inspectors asked staff at the home about the visits, who reportedly said: "They come and go when they want. They have the code for the door so just let themselves in."
