Care Standards Tribunal, 2025-01-14 (Maviswood Limited (Ashingdon Hall Care Home) v Care Quality Commission)
| Jurisdiction | United Kingdom |
| Court | Care Standards Tribunal |
| Neutral Citation | [2025] UKFTT 00031 (HESC) |
| Date | 14 January 2025 |
| Registration Number | 2024/01083/EA |
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First-tier Tribunal Care Standards
The Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Health, Education and Social
Care) Rules 2008
2024-01083.EA
[2025] UKFTT 00031 (HESC)
Hearing at Southend Court
On 2 to 6 December 2024
Submissions and panel deliberations on 18 December 2024
BEFORE:
Tribunal Judge Siobhan Goodrich
Specialist Member John Hutchinson
Specialist Member Lorna Jacobs
BETWEEN: MAVISWOOD LIMITED
(ASHINGDON HALL CARE HOME)
Appellant
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CARE QUALITY COMMISSION Respondent
DECISION AND REASONS
The Appeal
1. This is an appeal against the decision made by the Respondent on 27 February
2024 to cancel registration so that the Appellant is no longer authorised to carry on
the regulated activity at the location at Ashingdon Hall Care Home, Church Road,
Ashingdon, Rochford, Essex, SS4 3HZ (the location).
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2. The Appellant company is a registered provider in respect of the regulated activity
of “Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care” (the
Regulated Activity) at the location. Mrs Stewart is the sole director of the company
and, at the time the decision was made, was the Nominated Individual (the NI).
The registration certificate permits a capacity of up to 28 residents.
3. The Respondent is the statutory body responsible for the registration of those who
seek to provide regulated activities i.e. activities connected with the provision of
health or social care. The main statutory objective of the Commission in performing
its review and investigative functions is to protect and promote the health, safety
and welfare of people who use health and social care services.
Restricted Reporting Order
4. The Tribunal makes a restricted reporting order under Rule 14(1) (a) and (b) of the
2008 Rules, prohibiting the disclosure or publication of any documents or matter
likely to lead members of the public to identify the service users in this case, so as
to protect confidentiality and privacy. We will also refer to the names of staff who
have not given evidence, and about whom unfavourable comments have been
made, by initials only.
The Chronology of Inspections and Regulatory action
5. The main key dates and events appear to be as follows:
1 October 2010: the Appellant was registered to provide the regulated
activity at the location of Ashingdon Hall Care Home (“Ashingdon Hall” or
“the Home”)
7 June 2016: inspection. Rated ‘Good’.
6 November 2018: inspection. Rated ‘Good’.
21 February 2022: inspection regarding Infection Prevention Control. Not
rated.
4-5 and 11 July 2023: inspection carried out by Ms Love. Rated ‘Inadequate’
and placed into Special Measures. Concerns in relation to Regulations 9,
11, 12, 17, 18 and 19 of the 2014 Regulations.
12 July 2023: the Respondent issued an Urgent Notice of Decision pursuant
to section 31 HSCA 2008 to impose conditions [p319/C803]. The five
conditions imposed included as Condition 1:
“The Registered Provider must not admit any service users to Ashingdon
Hall, Church Road, Ashingdon, Rochford, Essex, SS4 3HZ without the prior
written agreement of the Care Quality Commission. This includes service
users returning from hospital or where people are to be admitted as respite.”
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