Cherrycroft Care Home, Dewar St. Peckham

[Mums the word]

Does anyone out there know why there are no residents in Cherrycroft Care Home, Dewar St, Peckham Rye, SE15. They have apparently been transferred to other Care Homes.

Any information will be gratefully received.

Thankyou

[Pugwash]

Cherrycroft has always had a difficult existance. Orginally known as Wilkinson House and then Cherry Croft. When through a series of owners ( small and large care home providers). Had a brillant manager at one time but when new company took over, they removed manager and put in one of their own staff. Standards gradually declined and with frequent changes of staff and ownrs, high quality care was not consistent. Was placed under 'guidance' via NHS/Southwark Social Services/Care Quality Commission who had regualr meetings to try and increase the standard of care.

When this failed - it was agreed that residents moved elsewhere and the home deregistered and closed. Some one I knew who lived there was transferred to a home in West Norwood.

[Mums the word]

Hi Pugwash, thanks for replying to my message.

Would you mind telling me how recently Cherrycroft was deregistered and when the person you knew was transferred please. I was only informed on Thursday evening by the Care Home that they had no residents (or clients as they called them). Was a complete surprise to me as the CQC's last report, published in October 2012, gave them all green ticks, and didn't seem to have a problem with them. I have spoken with CQC and they have no information and there's certainly no recent report on Cherrycroft. I am awaiting a call from CQC, but that won't be until Monday. Do you know where I would find any information regarding the deregistration?

Thanks for your help. Look forward to hearing from you again.

Regards

Jean

[bob]

Cherrycroft is rumerd to become a halfway house for alcoholics and drugy's .

BOB s

[Mums the word]

Hi Bob

When did this all happen then, must have been recently?

Jean

[Pugwash]

All I know that it was going to be or has been deregisterd as a care home with nursing for older people. I have not been to that home for 2 years or more so do not know any of the staff

[bob]

Jean in the last 4 weeks.

Bob S

[Mums the word]

Thanks Bob, if you find out any other information, i.e the reason it has closed as a Care Home, would you be kind enough to let me know. Thankyou Jean

[Mums the word]

Hi Pugwash, thanks for the information. If you find out why it was deregistered, would you be kind enough to let me know. Any other information would be gratefully received. Thankyou Jean

[Pugwash]

Your best bet is to call the Care Quality Commission.

[joskat]

I've just called CQC and they have said that the home was fully compliant on their last visit dated 31 October 2012. The lady on the phone said that as far as she was aware and according to her records that Cherrycroft was still registered as a care home.

[snowy]

http://www.cqc.org.uk/directory/1-137821900

the last CQC report (last updated 31st Oct)

[Mums the word]

Hi Snowy

Thanks for the message.

I have seen the last CQC report and the CQC gave them all ticks to say they were compliant.

This is what makes it even stranger that it has no residents there.

I called the CQC yesterday and spoke with a 'Compliance Manager', who wasn't really that helpful.

She told me that "She had heard through the grapevine, that there were no residents at Cherrycroft and didn't know what was going on"

What kind of outfit is CQC?

She thought that maybe they were going to sell the building as "after all it is a business".

Don't seem to care too much about the way the elderly people are treated. They no doubt have been transferred to different care homes, so now they have to settle in again. Lets hope that wherever they are it's a lot better that Cherrycroft. Keep digging for information on Cherrycroft please !

Jean

[Pugwash]

it would be upto the funding social services departments to find alternative placements for the residents there, but they will not give information about individual residents. As for the staff - they may have been re employed by the company who owns Cherry Croft. generally happens if a care home company has other homes in the area. Southern Cross staff were sent to other care homes or re employed by the new company.

Odd that CQC could not comment. If there are considerable safeguarding concerns CQS work with Social Services/ NHS and Police to sort out everything. I wonder if there were strong signs that the owners were going bust and residents were moved out. It could be that the building itself did not meet current building regs for care homes. The place was built in either the 1960s or 70s - definately the 70s as I found a resident from there wandering in the street and took her back there.

[Mums the word]

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[Mackenzie]

I think they don't have the right resources and experienced staff, these kinds of services should have a proper management and a good health care services, otherwise no one is interested to join this place.