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Police to investigate Dartmouth care home Police to investigate Dartmouth care home
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Allegations of neglect at a new care home for the elderly in Devon are being investigated by police.Allegations of neglect at a new care home for the elderly in Devon are being investigated by police.
They say five residents at River View Care Centre in Dartmouth have been moved into community hospitals amid concern for their care.. They say five residents at River View Care Centre in Dartmouth have been moved into community hospitals amid concern for their care.
The European Care Group, one of the UK's biggest providers, which runs the home, said it was carrying out a "thorough internal investigation".The European Care Group, one of the UK's biggest providers, which runs the home, said it was carrying out a "thorough internal investigation".
The company said new management had been brought in and more staff. The company said new management had been brought in.
A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police said a multi-agency meeting had taken place and NHS staff had been brought in to look after the other residents who are staying on the site. 'Disappointing behaviour'
The £5m facility on Victory Road in Dartmouth, has 80 bedrooms on four floors. It opened just under two months ago. Inspectors from the Care Quality Commission made two visits to River View Care Centre in Dartmouth, after claims of neglect at the home.
A spokesman for the CQC said it would publish its findings in the "next few weeks", but in the meantime it was monitoring the home and would "take action if necessary".
In a statement, the European Care Group blamed the problems on the "disappointing behaviour" of a small group of individuals who were no longer working there.
A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police said a multi-agency meeting had taken place and NHS staff had been brought in to look after the other residents who were staying on the site.
The £5m facility on Victory Road in Dartmouth has 80 bedrooms on four floors. It opened just under three months ago.
On the company's website, it described the home as providing "personalised nursing and residential care for older people with dementia, physical disabilities, as well as end of life care".On the company's website, it described the home as providing "personalised nursing and residential care for older people with dementia, physical disabilities, as well as end of life care".
The Care Quality Commission inspected the River View Care Centre at the end of March - but has not published the results yet.