Scottish Labour campaign in care home that was rated ‘weak’ or only ‘adequate’ pre-deadly pandemic

‘Family-run‘, of course, means private and for-profit.

I’m guessing the Sarwar’s know the owners but their wee researchers should have checked them out first.

The Applecross Nursing Home in Glasgow was inspected twice, unannounced in January and then in June 2019, only 8 months before the Covid pandemic scythed tragically through the population of care homes.

On the first occasion, care in key areas was ‘weak‘ and even by the second they were just ‘adequate.‘

8 died there from Covid, during the pandemic.

Clearly a good model for what Labour could do.

Sources:

https://www.careinspectorate.com/index.php/site-search

https://www.copfs.gov.uk/media/2evhqgai/cdit-care-home-deaths-foi-18-11-22.xlsx

8 thoughts on “Scottish Labour campaign in care home that was rated ‘weak’ or only ‘adequate’ pre-deadly pandemic”

  1. I’ve no problem with Sarwar promoting businesses, “but many are at breaking point because of years of SNP mismanagement” is blatant and unnecessary political posturing.
    – Would this business have survived the pandemic at all were it not for “SNP mismanagement” let alone their clients paying charges of £1350- £1461 per person per week (from comments to the tweet) !

    Sarwar’s obsession with scoring political points simultaneously insults the thousands of personnel who tried desperately to save as many lives as they could, most notably whilst attempting to get a grip on a pandemic none had encountered in their careers.
    And this Dentist’s contribution is what ? To insult them ?

    This is much as the craven nonsense from Baillie over A&E or ambulance waiting times.
    – They cross the line of insulting a huge number of personnel to score a political point.
    – Politicians are neither doctors nor nurses nor ambulance drivers nor porters nor controllers trying to keep the entire system running when the shit hits the fan – The politicians enabling them to do what they were trained to do is what any leader should aspire to. Except in Sarwar/Baillie La-La Land.

    It is well worth reading the BTL comments to https://twitter.com/AnasSarwar/status/1664670128884142080 as he got totally roasted – Yet HE’s going to form the next SG 🤣

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  2. The best performing care homes are and we’re throughout covid , those ran by the local councils but hey we knew that forty years ago when Thatcher privatised the service, people with zero qualifications or experience in healthcare suddenly opened up care homes when Thatcher privatised it , many of them simply turning B&B hostels into care homes overnight then charging local councils a fortune for much much inferior care than the local council care homes that were forcibly closed by Tory and Labour councils .
    Just like everything else that has been privatised in my 66 year lifetime it’s crap now , railways buses airlines airports housing banking they’ve squeezed every last drop of money out of it and it’s now falling apart.

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  3. Most of these private Care Homes should be re-branded ”Take Care ! homes ” as their primary purpose is PROFIT !
    Abandon Hope All Ye etc… should be their collective motto .
    They constantly tried to blame the SNP Scottish Government for their own palpable failings during the Pandemic – and are still doing so – with the blatantly political aid of the detestable Ambulance -Chaser , Sarwar .

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  4. In the photograph – all the staff appear to be outside having a group photie with Sarwar – who is looking after the patients ?
    Is that the job of the Scottish Health Secretary – probably , according to Sarwar and his mob .

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  5. So the care home visited by Anas Sarwar MSP is being used to justify his claim of care homes at ‘breaking point’? If so, this company’s situation must have changed radically since 22 December 2022.

    This is the date Applecross Nursing Home Limited submitted its Annual Financial Statements for the year ending 31 March 2022 to Companies House.

    See https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC177933/filing-history

    Notably, the document includes a ’Strategic Report’ signed off by the company’s directors. Here are some key extracts (with my emphasis):

    – ’The company has ACHIEVED GOOD RESULTS of (sic) the year under review, despite difficult market conditions affecting the sector generally.’ – good results but at ‘breaking point’?

    – ’The results for the financial year REFLECT CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN THE BUSINESS INCLUDING the conclusion of A MAJOR REFURBISHMENT PROGRAMME’ – a major investment was made despite being a business at ‘breaking point’?

    – Turnover: to 31 March 2021 = £3,819,415 and to 31 March 2022 = £4,317,923 – turnover up by c. £500k whilst at ‘breaking point’?

    – Gross profit percentage: to 31 March 2021 = 22.87% and to 31 March 2022 = 26.01% – gross profit up and at ‘breaking point’?

    – Profit after tax: to 31 March 2021 = £293,646 and to 31 March 2022 = £288,334 – profit holding up pretty well but at ‘breaking point’? (Cause of drop in profit is a higher tax bill – corporate taxes levied by HMRC.)

    – Equity dividends paid: in FY to 31 March, 2021 = £167,000 and to 31 March 2022 = £167,000 – level of dividend payments sustained and yet at ‘breaking point’?

    – Directors’ forward look to 31 March 2023 states: turnover ‘likely to be CONSISTENT’ and ‘PROFITABILITY WILL CONTINUE AT SATISFACTORY LEVELS’ – ‘satisfactory’ whilst at ‘breaking point’?

    – Directors are also expecting to reduce reliance on agency staff – ’The directors therefore EXPECT AN IMPROVED FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE …’ – confusing isn’t it: improved business prospects whilst at ‘breaking point’!

    – And: ’The Board is confident that THE EXCELLENT LEVELS OF SERVICE PROVIDED will ensure the company CONTINUES TO BE COMPETITIVE IN ITS CHOSEN MARKET’. – despite being at ‘breaking point’?

    The company’s financial statement also notes: ’The directors have considered the impact that the Covid-19 pandemic could have on the ongoing trade of the company.’ It then goes on to note:

    – ‘The directors DO NOT EXPECT THE COMPANY TO EXPERIENCE A REDUCTION IN PROFITABILITY OR TO INCUR ADDITIONAL LOSSES while the impact of the virus persists but WITH THE CUMULATIVE RESERVES AND THE AVAILABILITY OF GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE they are CONFIDENT the company can continue to operate as a going concern. Sustainability payments from the Government should REDUCE ANY IMPACT OF COVID …’.

    So no reduction in profitability, adequate cumulative reserves in place and in receipt of government support – all whilst at ‘breaking point’?

    Something is very wrong here: the message being given out by Mr Sarwar following his visit to this particular care home, to Applecross Nursing Home, is substantially at variance with the company’s trading position based on its formal statement of accounts and strategic forward look as signed off in December 2022.

    An example of Labour seeking to deceive the public in Scotland? I trust the directors of this company are not knowingly complicit in the misrepresentation! Is the care home sector willing to be exploited by Labour’s gaslighting for electoral advantage in Scotland?

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