Care Homes Could Go Out Of Business After The Coronavirus Pandemic Pushed The fragile Sector Closer To The Edge The Regulator Said Today

Care homes could go out of business after the coronavirus pandemic pushed the 'fragile' sector closer to the edge, the regulator said today.
The Care Quality Commission also found nearly one in six care homes gave their frail and vulnerable residents substandard treatment last year.
In one area, the proportion of care homes dismissed as 'inadequate' or needing to improve was almost one in five.
A scathing report from the CQC said that these figures masked the deterioration in service that happened in some areas. 
It added that the pandemic 'has pushed social care even closer to the edge'.
Care worker Jane Ward and resident Zoe McCullough on her rounds at Ashwood Court residential care home in Lowton, Warrington, in July.  The above care home is rated 'good'
A member of staff being swabbed at a care home as a clinical trial of a Covid-19 test in London
Chief executive Ian Trenholm said providers are still struggling to see the impact of Government-pledged money on the ground, adding: 'These are businesses that were already operating on wafer-thin margins, Covid has made that worse, that money needs to arrive in days, rather than weeks and months.'
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The inspection organisation said that more than 500 homes with 23,000 older residents have been continuously rated as needing to improve for years. 
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