A care home in Royton has been told it needs improvement for the fifth inspection in a row, according to the latest report.

Inspectors from the Care Quality Commission visited the Royley House Care Home in December and has published the outcome this month.

And while the care home was found to be doing well in how responsive and caring it is, it was found to be in need of improvement in three categories.

These were its safety, effectiveness and how well-led it is.

The facility provides accommodation to those who require nursing or personal care or have dementia and are above the age of 65.

It is situated on Lea View in Royton and run by RochCare Ltd.

Its full capacity is 41 people but at the time of the inspection there were 22 people living in the home.

The rating was the fifth in a row which said improvements were needed.

The report said: “At this inspection we identified breaches in relation to the management of medicines, staff training and supervision and governance of the service.”

It said that medicines were not always managed safely, the electronic system for managing medicines was not always used safely and this area had not been sufficiently improved since the last inspection.

The report added not all staff had been kept up to date with mandatory training, with only 30 per cent having the required know how on record keeping.

As well as this it said not enough had been done to ensure there was effective oversight of the service.

The report also said it had taken account of the difficulties of the Covid pandemic at the time of the inspection.

It added more positive findings, saying: “Recruitment procedures were robust and there were enough staff to care for people safely.

“Relatives told us they were happy with the care and support provided by staff.

“Staff told us they would report any safeguarding concerns and safeguarding training had been completed.”

A statement from Oldham Council said: “Oldham Council has been working closely with Royley House since the summer of 2020, including on the development of an improvement plan, which the home is continuing to progress through and is being further developed in light of the recent CQC inspection findings.

"The home has completed an extensive refurbishment plan despite the constraints of the Covid-19 pandemic and we are continuing to regularly monitor progress and provide support to the home throughout this process”

Rochcare responded saying they hoped to improve by the time of the next inspection.

A spokesperson said: "We want to apologise to the people we support and their families that our home has fallen short of the high standards that residents and their loved ones expect and deserve. The wellbeing and safety of those we support are our top priorities. 
"The report is based on an inspection that took place in December 2020, and we have taken the CQC’s feedback seriously. We have been working very hard over the last two months to address all the concerns raised, and we have made vast improvements since then. We have implemented a robust action plan on all matters raised in the report.
"The home has also received extensive support from our senior management team.
"We are working closely with the local authority to ensure we continue to build on standards, and to provide safe and kind care.
"We hope to demonstrate the significant progress we have made at our next inspection."