A care home has been taken out of special measures after inspectors found improvements had been made.

The Care Quality Commission rated the safety and care given at the home as good.

Inspectors found the home was effective, responsive and well-led but rated the categories as ‘requires improvement’.

The new report stated: “The service was rated as requires improvement as the provider would need to show they can sustain the improvements and continue to provide good care.”

Inspectors found risk assessments were in place and medicines were now managed safely.

The report stated: “People’s dignity was respected at all times during the inspection and staff had good knowledge and understanding of people’s needs and preferences.

“There were enough staff on each shift to meet people’s needs safely and in a timely way.”

Owner Mohammed Azeem Raja said the team at the home had worked “relentlessly and tirelessly” to improve the rating.

He said: “The report has now clearly indicated the home has moved forward in the requirements set down from the previous inspection, so much so the restrictions imposed on the home have been lifted.

“We were made aware at the recent inspection the best the home could receive in its rating this time around would be a required improvement rating as the overall result, though both care and safety were rated as good in the key areas which is a true credit to the care staff in the home.”

The CQC is set to return to the home over the coming months for another inspection.

Southminster Residential Home was rated inadequate by the CQC in November, following an inspection in September.

The care watchdog also ordered the home to limit its admissions while improvements were taking place.

Following its latest inspection in January, the home has now been rated as requiring improvement and it is becoming a good home.