Company running 'inadequate' care home donated thousands to Conservative Party
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA company running an 'inadequate' care home where less than £5 a day was spent on food for each resident donated £10,000 to the Conservative Party this year, it was revealed tonight.
Burrswood Care Home, in Bury, has now been placed into special measures, having been rated as 'inadequate' by the Care Quality Commission after a visit in every area of its inspection.
In its report, the watchdog said the food and drink offer for residents at the home was 'poor' with 'limited' choice. Feedback received from the CQC included the comment: "It's just beige food all the time, like chips and pizza.
We hardly get any fresh vegetables and I think fresh fruit is considered a treat." Inspectors, revealed the report, spoke to key staff and finances were said to have been raised by them as 'a significant issue'. READ MORE: Stockport mum-of-three left fighting for her life after horror smash in Alicante READ MORE: Blossoming romance of prison officer and her lag beau revealed "At the time of the inspection the allocated catering budget equated to less than £5 per-person-per-day," revealed the CQC report. "Staff reported this made it increasingly difficult to provide people with three meals a day, as well as a supper and adequate drinks and snacks throughout the day." But it's been revealed that Advinia Health Care Ltd, which runs 35 care homes in England and Scotland, has donated £10,000 to the Tories this year, according to the Electoral Commission.
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