Government inspectors have ordered two Bromley borough care homes for dementia sufferers and the elderly to improve care standards.

Rosecroft Residential Care Home in Bromley and Jansondean Nursing Home in Beckenham have been rated inadequate by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Unannounced inspections last year found the homes had failed to provide safe, responsive, well-led and effective care, according to reports published today (January 30).

An inspection carried out in November found staff had failed to manage medicines safely and to promptly dispose of clinical waste at Jansondean Nursing Home, in Oakwood Avenue.

Inspectors also discovered residents had been served cold food.

Sally Warren, London’s adult social care deputy chief inspector said it was unacceptable residents had not received the expected standards of care.

She said: “We did note, however, that staff interacted well with residents and treated them with dignity and respect.”

An inspection carried out in July at Rosecroft Residential Care Home, in Plaistow Lane, found residents, including elderly dementia sufferers, were not always helped to eat safely.

Too few suitably-trained staff were available to look after the residents at either care home, according to the reports.

Both care homes must improve or face enforcement action.

The CQC had already ordered Jansondean Nursing Home, which is run by Sage Care Homes, to make improvements following inspections in January and August last year.

Ms Warren said inspectors will visit the homes again and take further action if standards have not been met.

She said officials had already returned to Rosecroft Residential Care Home, which is run by C N V Limited, and were pleased to see some improvement.

Ms Warren added: “People deserve to be cared for in services which are safe, effective, caring, responsive to their needs, and well led.”