PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE
Notices of Decision for Care Homes: Change of Ownership - 6 June 2023 (Commons/Commons Chamber)
Debate Detail
Contributions from Taiwo Owatemi, are highlighted with a yellow border.
Taiwo Owatemi
Coventry North West
11:39:49
Helen Whately
The Minister for Social Care
When a care home is taken over, the Care Quality Commission assesses and re-rates it under its new ownership. Previous notices of decision cannot legally be passed to a new provider, but they do inform the CQC’s approach to an assessment and how soon it takes place. During the time between the takeover and the CQC’s carrying out a new assessment, the legacy rating is shown on the CQC website.
11:40:18
Taiwo Owatemi
My constituents Brenda, Gary and Trina lost their parents after they were placed in Melbourne House care home, which the CQC later deemed to be “inadequate”. However, because the notice of decision lapsed on its transfer to the original owner’s family, the home, now known as Earlsdon Lodge, is able to operate as if nothing had happened. Will the Minister meet my constituents and me to explain exactly why that was allowed to happen, and what is being done to prevent it from happening to other families?
Helen Whately
I shall be happy to meet the hon. Member to look into that case, because I feel strongly about the importance of ensuring that everyone has access to good, if not outstanding, care in care homes.
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