Scots care home faces closure over serious safety concerns

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 5 Oct, 13:42 · Archive

Larkfield View Care Centre in Greenock is facing closure after inspectors found serious safety concerns affecting 89 residents.

Larkfield View Care Centre in Greenock, which has 89 residents, is facing closure after the Care Inspectorate identified serious safety concerns. An unannounced inspection in April found 'serious and significant' safety issues at the property that remain unresolved, according to the Daily Record.

Earlier inspections by the Care Inspectorate had already raised significant concerns at the care home. The BBC Scotland reports that residents are considered to be 'at serious risk', prompting the closure threat.

How it is being reported

• Scots care home with 89 residents found to have 'serious and significant' safety concernsDaily Record · 5 Oct, 13:02
• Inverclyde care home faces closure over residents 'at serious risk'BBC Scotland · 5 Oct, 11:43

In this story: Larkfield View Care Centre · Greenock · Care Inspectorate · Inverclyde

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