A care home in Lambley has been closed down after fears for residents' safety and welfare.
Spring Lane Nursing Home, in Spring Lane, was shut with immediate effect on Tuesday after the Care Quality Commission (CQC) made an urgent application to Nottingham Magistrates to cancel its registration.
The closure follows an unannounced inspection at the home on Friday October 5. Inspectors were not satisfied care standards were being met and found people were at risk of receiving unsafe and inappropriate care.
After the inspection, the CQC received information that a number of residents had sustained bruising. Police initially investigated, but decided it was not a criminal matter.
The move means residents will have to be re-homed, a task now in the hand of Nottinghamshire County Council.
Andrea Gordon, Deputy Director of Operations for CQC, said: "The failings we witnessed at Spring Lane Residential Home were completely unacceptable. CQC took swift action to protect the safety and wellbeing of people by moving to urgently cancel this home's registration, meaning it could no longer operate.
"Taking action leading to the closure of any service is not something that we take lightly, but when we find very poor practice, as we did in this case, we have no choice but to take action to protect the safety and welfare of people.
"This sends a strong public message that we will not hesitate to take tough action if a provider fails to meet the standards for care that everyone has the right to expect."
David Hamilton, Service Director for Personal Care and Support for Older People at Nottinghamshire County Council said: "We are now working with residents and their families to find new care home places, and we are confident we can find appropriate placements for them in the very near future.
"Although there is a sense of urgency with this move, we appreciate that this is a worrying time for residents so we are working with them at a pace they are comfortable with and providing all the necessary support to them and their relatives."
