A DAMNING report documents how a care home's lounge smelt of urine, that curtains were stained with bodily fluids, and that toilet pull cords were found covered in faeces.

The Care Quality Commission yesterday released the findings of an inspection into Royd Hill Nursing Home in Sutton-in-Craven, which led to the home being closed under emergency measures in February and its 25 residents being re-homed.

It was one of three critical reports into care homes in the district which have been released by CQC.

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St Ives Disabled Care Centre in Bingley, which houses disabled adults, and Sherrington House Nursing Home in Manningham have been told they "require improvement" after inspections.

But the report into Royd Hill declares the home "inadequate" and said it was failing to provide care that was safe, effective, caring, responsive or well led.

It states: "There was a strong unpleasant smell of urine, particularly in the communal lounge area and the ground floor corridor.

"We noted that pull cords in toilets were dirty, some were covered in what looked like faeces.

"Some curtains and wall coverings were stained with what looked like food and in some cases bodily fluids."

It also said staff had not received adequate training, that residents were not well hydrated and that there was a lack of leadership.

Debbie Westhead, deputy chief inspector of adult social care in the north, said: "We found poor standards of care being delivered in an unhygienic and potentially harmful environment. The care we found fell a long way short of what we expect services to provide.

“We have told the provider that they must take action to resolve the issues we have identified as a priority and we are monitoring the situation closely in liaison with the local authority to ensure people are safe from any immediate risk.

“As a result of our findings from this inspection we have used our urgent enforcement powers to place a restriction on the provider’s registration and are currently considering the need for further enforcement actions however, we cannot provide details at this stage due to legal reasons.”

Atique Rehman, operator of the home, was unavailable for comment.

A spokesman for North Yorkshire County Council, which helped re-house residents, said: "We have worked successfully with NHS Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven Clinical Commissioning Group to move residents out of Royd Hill after the CQC decided that the home could not continue to be registered to provide nursing care.

“Experienced assessment staff from health and social care have supported residents to move, as much as possible, to new homes in their preferred areas.

“The authorities have been aware that this has been an unsettling time for both residents and families and have worked to ensure that residents were moved with the least disruption and utmost care."

St Ives, run by Elder Homes and based on the St Ives Estate, is a home for disabled adults, 43 of which were living there when it was inspected in November.

The report says: "There were not always enough staff to meet people’s needs. The system the provider used to decide how many staff they needed was not reliable and this created a risk people would not get the right care.

"People living at the home said they did not feel the provider always listened to them or took their concerns seriously."

Elder Homes was unavailable for comment on the report.

The report into Sherrington House, which had 34 residents when inspected in January, says the home was "good" when it came to care but it also listed ways it needed to improve. It says: "We had concerns that staffing levels were not always maintained during the night.

"Stocks of two medicines did not tally with the amount recorded, one person had run out of stock of medication and there were some gaps in the recording of administered medicines."

A manager at the home told the Telegraph & Argus: "Although we were disappointed, most of the issues in the report have now been addressed. The report said we offered a caring service, and we are very pleased with that. Major work is being undertaken to more forward and deal with any remaining issues."

Councillor Amir Hussain, executive for adult services at Bradford Council, said: "We work closely with the CQC to make sure that standards in any form of care are maintained. We work with our own care homes and ones provided by external companies to make sure every one meets the care standards set by the CQC and Council."