An “inadequate” Wallington care home that has been shut down by a watchdog has hit out at inspectors following a damning report.

Tordarrach Nursing Home, in Hall Road, was stripped of its licence by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) while all its residents have been relocated.

Put into "special measures" in April before being closed down this week (August 21), it's been cited as having a "long history of failing to improve".

But its managing director Joy Obaro has accused the CQC of spreading “misinformation and unsubstantiated accusations”.

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Debbie Ivanova, CQC’s deputy chief inspector of adult social care, said: “The standard of care provided at Tordarrach Nursing Home fell way below the standard necessary to provide the quality of care required.

“The fact that the service could not sustain improvements at the service in response to our concerns led us to use our enforcement powers to cancel the home’s registration.”

The home was visited by inspectors in February before the CQC published a report of their findings - judging the provider "inadequate" overall.

It’s claimed the provider had not mitigated risks involving people falling from height, water hygiene, and had an alleged ongoing problem with two broken radiators in the communal lounge.

In addition, inspectors criticised staff as residents reportedly didn’t always receive “kind, compassionate, person-centered care”.

However, Mrs Obaro says an engineer was performing general maintenance work on site during the visit, which included fixing the reportedly faulty radiator.

She insists that Tordarrach “should be congratulated for identifying the problem and giving it prompt attention, rather than criticised”.

The managing director went on to add that another “bizarre” example of the CQC’s finding was for the decision to purchase shop-bought food.

This is said to have been specifically for one resident, a pre-made vegetarian pie, as it was a “special treat”.

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Mrs Obaro told Sutton Guardian in a statement: “It is simply pitiable that the CQC could put out such a level of misinformation and unsubstantiated accusations.

“Tordarrach Nursing Home has operated for close to 30 years. During that period, Tordarrach has always carried out recommendations from the local authority or CQC.

“Rather than make general and grossly inaccurate statements, the burden is on the CQC to itemise which requirements or recommendations were not fulfilled.

“It is simply impossible to know how to comprehensively respond to this misrepresentation by CQC. We can only take comfort from the grateful users of our services who are in a much better position to give an objective appraisal of the home over the years.”

Meanwhile, plans to convert the now shut-down care home into a 22-room bedsit were submitted to the council earlier this month.

Sutton Guardian approached the CQC for a response, and a spokesman said the watchdog made its findings clear in their most recent inspection and press release.