Beryl Simcock

“I was concerned about the lack of written policies for care planning and review. I was concerned that reviews of care plans and risk assessments were either not done (and the records falsified to suggest that they were) or that they were done by someone unsuited to the task. This was not identified despite audit activity during the relevant period.”

“I was also concerned that at times when Mrs [name redacted] was deprived of her liberty the care home did not ensure that her family were given adequate and timely information to enable them to provide independent scrutiny of the care and restrictions in place”

“Taking steps to ensure that risk assessments and care plans are regularly reviewed competently and that the records truly reflect what risk assessments and care plans have taken place”