A NURSING home has been told it "requires improvement" after an inspection from the care watchdog.

The verdict on Fewcott House Nursing Home, in Fewcott, was released by the Care Quality Commission.

Inspectors who visited Fewcott House, in Fritwell Road, unannounced on May 31 found staff had failed to make several required improvements and there was a "failure to protect people from the risks of abuse".

It was the seventh inspection of the nursing home since February 2013 and the CQC said it was also investigating concerns raised "that people were not always being treated with dignity and respect and were not being protected against the risk of abuse".

Findings published in the report said a "lack of stable management" at the home is partly to blame for the lack of improvements.

In the final report, inspectors added: "An action plan after the last inspection had been submitted but had not addressed the issues raised at the inspection.

"Some actions from this plan were still outstanding in this inspection."

However the report did highlight some positives, saying users of the service and their families felt it was safe "and described the service as caring".

It said: "We saw many examples of staff providing a warm and kind approach to those they supported on the day of the inspection.

"People were treated with dignity and respect and appropriate privacy."

Deborah Ivanova, deputy chief inspector for adult social care in London and the South, said: "If we find that a service requires improvement, we will expect them to provide us with a full plan setting out how they will address the issue."