A HAMPSHIRE care home looking after frail and elderly people with dementia has dramatically closed its doors.

Jasmine Manor in Park Gate has shut just days after being put into special measures after inspectors exposed a series of failings including faulty fire doors, carers inadequately supervising people during meals and severe staff shortages.

Hampshire County Council has confirmed that the six people who were living at the Station Road home have been found new accommodation.

But it is not known the what has happened to the eight employees there.

Inspectors from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) put the home in special measures after rating it “inadequate” during a spot check. revealing staff shortages and a string of breaches of care guidelines.

They were due to launch a fresh inspection within six months before the closure was announced.

The newly published report scored the home inadequate in two key areas relating to safety, effectiveness and leadership and as “requires improvement” in responsiveness and its standard of care.

Inspectors visited the home over three days in October last year, interviewing staff and the family members of eight people living there at the time, seven of whom had dementia.

The centre, which has facilities for up to 13 people, had been trying to recruit a separate cook and cleaner but carers were responsible for cleaning, cooking and laundry and the registered manager and deputy working more than 60 hours a week, inspectors revealed.

The report said: “The staffing structure was fragile and staff recruitment procedures were not thorough.”

Inspectors found a series of “environmental risks” including some fire doors not shutting properly and another leading to the laundry not shutting at all, while a boiler had not been serviced since before 2011, the report said; The report identified nine breaches of Health and Social Care Act, which included: -Failure to inform other health professionals of injuries or medical problems - including an occasions when a resident suffered a wound on their leg.

-Failure to cut a person’s food into bite sized pieces.

-Food not always stored properly and a yoghurt found two days over its use-by date.

-Poor complaints handling and record keeping It was found that descriptions in official written records of patients and their behaviours were often “judgemental” and “unsympathetic” and the report added: “This demonstrated a lack of understanding of the needs of people living with dementia and other mental health conditions.”

Meanwhile staff failed to report allegations of a abuse to council safeguarding authorities following to a resident accusing staff of “pushing them around”, it was found.

Inspectors stressed they found no evidence to support the allegations while a council spokeswoman was unable to comment on the case but said allegations are “fully investigated”.

Council executive member for adult social care Cllr Liz Fairhurst said the council had been drawing up an improvement plan with the home before the closure but was pleased the authority had been able to assist in finding residents alternative accommodation.

and added: “After full consultation with the six residents and their families, and with their support, we have been able to find the residents suitable, alternative accommodation. I am really pleased that Hampshire County Council staff were able to respond in such a positive and time-sensitive way to assist and support individuals and their families at what was a stressful time.

CQC spokesman said they had been informed of the closure.

“The home has informed us they have closed and we are going through the cancellation process in due course.”