A NURSING home that has repeatedly been labelled 'inadequate' by inspectors remains in 'special measures'.

Admissions to Ainsworth Nursing Home, in Knowsley Road, will continue to be restricted after officials from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) said the facility had not made sufficient improvement, almost a year after it was last inspected in May, 2015.

In a report published on April 1, the home was given an overall rating of 'Requires Improvement' due to "continued breaches of the regulations" discovered by inspectors.

The report said: "During this inspection we found some improvements had been made to meet the relevant requirements, however continued breaches of the regulations were found.

"We found people's care records were not as up to date or as accurate as they should have been, reflecting the current and changing needs of people so that staff were clearly directed in the delivery of people's care.

"Robust recruitment procedures had not been followed to check the suitability of people applying to work at the service."

The service's manager was not registered at the time of the inspection, but had submitted an application to the CQC.

Inspectors have also criticised the use of "derogatory" language in care records and a lack of activities for residents outside of the two days a week when the activities co-ordinator was on duty.

Last year, it was reported that there was an offensive odour throughout the home's dementia unit, but such a smell was only present in two rooms on this occasion.

Commenting on improvements made since last year's inspection, the report added: "We found improvements had been made with regards to staff training and support.

"Further training and development should be explored in areas of clinical care and support to meet the specific needs of people living at Ainsworth Nursing Home.

"We noted improvements had also been made in relation to infection control. There was only two rooms were we noted an offensive smell but the provider was able to give us an explanation in relation to this.

"People were offered adequate food and drinks throughout the day ensuring their nutritional needs were met. We saw people were supported to access health care professionals, such as GP's, community nurses and dieticians so their current and changing health needs were met.

"We found additional signage had been placed around the home to assist people living with dementia."

A spokesman for Ainsworth Nursing Home declined to comment on the report when contacted by the Radcliffe Times.