A CHELMSLEY Wood nursing home has been ranked as "inadequate" less than a year after opening to the public.
It was revealed this month that Chelmund's Court had been placed in special measures, following an unannounced inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in June.
The regulator said its visit had been brought forward because of concerns raised by relatives, staff and external agencies.
The 24-page report ranked the facility as inadequate overall and gave it the same score in five key areas.
Concerns were raised about unsafe management of medicine, low staffing levels, the handling of complaints and a lack of effective checks.
Under special measures, Chelmund's Court is required to make urgent improvements or else see its registration cancelled.
The opening of the care home marked the completion of the Chelmund's Cross village centre, with a ribbon cutting ceremony held in November last year.
The building has room for up to 73 residents, although there were only 58 at the time of the inspection.
Runwood Homes, which runs the site, has apologised "unreservedly" for the problems reported and said it was putting a range of initiatives in place to ensure they never happened again.
The full report is available to view on the CQC website.
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