A care home has been taken out of special measures after inspectors were assured improvements that were needed have been made.

Seymour House in Rickmansworth received an 'inadequate' rating after inspectors from the Care Quality Commission visited last June.

Residents at the dementia-accredited home weren't being protected from risk of harm, a report said, and as many as 15 safeguarding concerns were identified.

The CQC said the service was failing to ensure people's safety was promoted, did not have effective governance systems and did not send the required notifications.

As a result, there were found to be multiple breaches of regulations and the home was put into special measures.

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In response, the care home put forward an action plan which set out how it would make improvements and following an unannounced inspection by the CQC in January, Seymour House was given a 'good' rating.

The CQC found that residents felt "safe" and that they were treated with dignity and respect. One of the major concerns raised at the June inspection was poor infection control relating to Covid-19, but the CQC said training had now been delivered and staff knew how to reduce the risk of transmission of the virus.

Staff were also praised by the relatives of care home residents and the recruitment process at the care home was described as "robust".

June's inspection took place after concerns were raised the previous month with the CQC about how a wound sustained by a resident had been treated by staff.

A spokesperson for Seymour House told the Observer the complaint contained "inaccuracies" and said the care home was being "unjustifiably scrutinised".

When the CQC visited, safeguarding concerns were identified and the home was subsequently placed in special measures, but following January's visit, inspectors found safety and welfare was monitored and incidents were recorded and investigated.

The CQC says five inspectors visited Seymour House - in person and virtually - to ensure the action plan it had been given them had been followed.

The independent regulator of health and social care services in England says it will continue to monitor information it receives about Seymour House, which was looking after 34 people at the time of the latest inspection.

Seymour House was approached for comment about the latest CQC report findings.