Basic Search  |  Summaries  |  Advanced SearchPenalty: £300
Year: 2020
Date: 4 December, 2020
Offence Group: healthcare-related offences
Offence Type: care quality violation
Violation Description: The Care Provider did not explain the extra charge it made for a ‘lifestyle premium' and we cannot be sure that the complainant, the late Mrs J, would have chosen to pay this. It has agreed to refund half the total amount to Mrs J's estate and review the advice it gives about this. The Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) Occupational Therapy service failed to complete an assessment and so it could not fund a specialist chair for Mrs J and she had to be nursed in bed. The CCG should refund the cost of the chair to the daughter and pay her £300 in recognition of her distress. It should also review how its OT provision is organised.
Agency: Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman
HQ Country of Parent: United Kingdom
Ownership Structure of Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Parent: healthcare services
Specific Industry of Parent: care homes
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