AN investigation has led to the departure of a care home employee after a report was made over the “administration of medicine”.

Lever Edge Care Home in Great Lever said there was an”isolated incident” in October over the “administration of medicine”.

But the incident was “flagged up immediately” and no residents were harmed.

“The person responsible for the issue no longer works at the care home”, the operator said.

It has not been stated that the worker deliberately avoided giving medicine to a resident.

A Lever Edge Care Home spokesman said: “We can confirm there was an isolated issue with the administration of some medication last month, but our robust procedures ensured this was flagged immediately, the situation was rectified, and no harm came to any of our residents.

“As required, the issue was raised with the local authority safeguarding team and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) were made aware.

“A full internal investigation has been conducted and the person responsible for the issue no longer works at the care home.

“The safety of our residents is our highest priority and we take such matters extremely seriously.”

When asked if the member of staff was sacked, the care home spokesman added: “The employment history of staff is subject to confidentiality and, therefore, we will not be able to provide further detail on the exact circumstances of the former staff member’s departure from the home.“

Healthcare regulator, the CQC, confirmed they were alerted about the incident and added that it inspected the home last month, with the report yet to be released.

The last time the home was inspected was in March 2019, which resulted in a report giving it an overall score of "requires improvement".

The report said "people's prescribed medications were managed safely", an improvement from the previous inspection.

In response to the departure of a staff member, a CQC spokesman said: “The home alerted us to concerns about the administration of medication at its service, and we are aware that it has also worked with the local authority and people’s GPs in response to this issue.

“We inspected the service in October. Our findings will be published as soon as possible and we continue to monitor the service in line with our processes.”

Bolton Council was approached for a comment.