SHAMED CARE BOSS SUSPENDED AFTER SHOCKING NEGLECT SCANDAL
Care Home Manager Suspended After Investigation Into Poor Resident Conditions A senior care home manager has been suspended from nursing after a disciplinary panel found multiple failings in the standard of care provided at a Liverpool care facility.Clare Sullivan, former manager of Cressington Court Care Home on Beechwood Road, admitted to a range of serious shortcomings during a hearing with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
The care home, which supports up to 56 residents, was placed under special measures following a damning inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in April 2022.
The inspection revealed concerning issues, including residents going unbathed for several weeks and one individual reportedly losing over six stone in just six months.
Inspectors raised alarms about residents potentially facing malnutrition and dehydration.
Sullivan, who resigned shortly after the inspection, acknowledged the seriousness of the concerns and expressed deep regret over her actions.
During the NMC’s fitness-to-practise hearing, she accepted responsibility for numerous failings, including: Not ensuring catheters were changed in a timely manner Allowing fire doors in residents' rooms to remain faulty Failing to maintain emergency call systems Not carrying out proper checks on medication supplies Sullivan, who began her nursing career in 2008 and had managed Cressington Court since 2018, told the panel that she inherited a facility already in poor condition, with outdated paper-based record keeping and a workforce heavily reliant on agency staff.
She admitted feeling overwhelmed by the situation and said she was under significant stress at the time.
In a statement to the panel, she said she felt “ashamed” and “heartbroken” for not having done more to protect those in her care.
“Families trusted me to ensure their loved ones were safe and cared for.
I failed in that duty,” she said.
The NMC panel issued a three-month suspension, taking into account Sullivan’s previously unblemished record and over 20 years of service in the care sector.
The panel did not find evidence of any underlying attitude that would suggest a risk of repeated misconduct.
Their report concluded: “There is no indication of a deep-seated behavioural issue.
The risk of repetition is low.”
