Scottish care home where 19 residents died in Covid outbreak is slammed by watchdog after inspectors found rooms were not cleaned properly and food was stored in fridge that was switched off

A care home has been slammed for uncleanliness after 19 residents died during the coronavirus pandemic. Staff at Lomond Court Nursing Home in Glenrothes, Fife, left clean laundry on the floor and uncovered milk and food in a dirty fridge that was not connected to power. The Care Inspectorate raised serious concerns and judged the home’s care and support as weak.   Lomond Court provides 24-hour nursing care and support to 40 older people with mental frailty but almost half the residents died during one of the worst Covid-19 outbreaks in Fife.  The inspectorate said: ‘Levels of cleanliness were poor and required immediate attention to help minimise the potential spread of infection.’ Residents in Britain’s care homes have been the hardest hit from the pandemic as the virus ripped through communities.  Staff at Lomond Court Nursing Home (pictured) in Glenrothes, Fife, left clean laundry on the floor and uncovered milk and food in a dirty fridge that was not connected to power ‘The management of clinical waste was not satisfactory which caused risks to staff, people living in the home and visitors,’ the report added. It said practices had a ‘significant impact on the wellbeing of people experiencing care’, adding that… Read full this story

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