A WATCHDOG served two warning notices on a Bradford care home after it found residents were not protected from the risk of abuse, unclean rooms and exposed wiring in a bedroom.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated Oakleigh Care Home inadequate after inspectors found eight breaches of regulations.

Its report said: "We found the service was not safe. The provider and registered manager were not taking appropriate steps to ensure people were protected from the risk of abuse."

It also said people were not always treated with dignity and respect, though there were some "positive interactions between staff and people who used the service."

Inspectors made an unannounced inspection in March of the home in Oakleigh Road, Clayton, which cares for up to 31 for older people and those with dementia.

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Its new report said service users were being put at risk because good standards of hygiene and cleanliness were not being maintained, referring to an unclean toilet and commode among other findings, and staff demonstrated some poor infection control practices.

In one bedroom a wire from the ceiling with expose frayed copper was tucked down the side of a bed and staff could not say for certain what it was for or if it was live.

The CQC also found that nine care of 16 staff had not received safeguarding training in 2014 and they failed to confidently answer some questions about peoples’ welfare and safety.

The warning notices were around care planning and monitoring the quality of service.

But the CQC said the provider had made some improvements around its staffing arrangements from a previous visit.

Bel-Air Care Limited, which runs the home, said it could not comment last night.

Robertown Care Home Limited, in Church Road, Roberttown, also received an inadequate rating in the latest inspection ratings announced.

Hazel Bank, in Daisy Hill, and The Conkers Care Home in Mirfield have been rated good by the CQC.