THREE care homes in the Bradford district need to improve while a care provider is inadequate, according to the Care Quality Commission's latest round of inspections.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated Twenty Four Seven Recruitment (Yorkshire) Limited, which is based in The Grove Promenade, Ilkley, as inadequate for its safety and for being well-led.

The company offers care and support services to 112 people in their homes in and around Leeds and has been put into special measures and a warning notice put in place until September 2 following an inspection in May.

The CQC report stated: "We found inadequate systems and processes in place to ensure the delivery of high quality care.

"We found care records were not always accurate and complete and did not contain effective information to demonstrate that potential risks to people's health and wellbeing were being fully assessed, monitored or managed."

Meanwhile, Hillbro Nursing Home in Holden Lane, Baildon, requires improvement after its unannounced inspection on May 27 and 28 this year.

The report found medicines were not consistently well managed and there was a lack of proper and safe management of medicines as they were not always given at the correct times.

There were not sufficient numbers of suitably qualified staff deployed at all times.

But it received good ratings for its effectiveness and care.

The report said: "Although we found staffing levels were safe during the morning and early afternoon, staffing was much reduced during the evening and overnight and we concluded it was not sufficient to enable consistently safe care."

Leon Berry, operations manager for Holden Grange Care group which runs Hillbro, said: "We have rectified all of the three breaches of regulations that were made."

Britannia Care Home in Thorn Street, Girlington, requires improvement after its unannounced inspection on April 29 this year.

The home, which had 32 residents and was undergoing renovation at the time of the visit, received an inadequate rating for its safety.

The report said: "We found the provider had not taken appropriate action to ensure people’s safety by ensuring the security of the areas being worked on."

Manoj Joshi, director of Britannia Care Home, said: "The improvements have been made since the inspections.

"All of the actions have been taken and the CQC has been notified. We are well on our way to getting a good rating but we are aiming to get outstanding at our next inspection."

Abbeyfield Grove House in Ilkley requires improvement after its CQC inspection.

The complex in Riddings Road provides care and support to people in 42 separate flats. The announced inspection took place on April 15 and 22 this year.

The service was not always safe as newly appointed staff were allowed to work before all relevant checks had been completed and suitable references received but it was rated as good for its care.

An Abbeyfield Ilkley Society spokesman said: "We are disappointed that the Grove House Domiciliary Care Agency service has received some negative comments from the inspectors, and attracted an overall rating of requires improvement."