Recipient

Hart Care Limited

First report 26 Mar 2021•Latest report 26 Mar 2021

Recipient record

Reports, concerns and published responses

Private and voluntary organisations · Private limited company. This page brings together reports naming this recipient and response statements clearly connected to concerns raised in those reports.

Reports
1

Naming this recipient

Published responses
100%

Found for named reports

Concerns addressed
3

Across all linked responses

Stated actions
2

Described in responses

Reports over time

Reports over time

Reports naming this recipient by issue year.

Evidence profile

Report topics

Share of this recipient’s reports compared with all other recipients.

100%published responses found
2stated actions described

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Concerns and recipient responses

Statements from Hart Care Limited linked to the concerns in each report. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.

  1. Plymouth, Torbay and South Devon

    AI-generated summary

    Clara Ellen Freeman · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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    Report summary

    Clara Ellen Freeman suffered an unwitnessed fall at a care home and remained immobilised on the floor for approximately four hours while awaiting an ambulance. She later died in hospital after developing medical complications. The principal concerns related to staff proficiency in caring for her after the fall and communicating relevant information, including changes in her condition, to the ambulance service.

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    Source evidence

    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Hart Care Limited; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Failure to accurately record medical information including vital signs

    Wider context from the report

    “(1) Evidence was heard regarding the level of proficiency of the care and nursing staff in dealing with the care of the Deceased after her fall and the interaction of staff with the ambulance service control centre call handlers, particularly in the passing of relevant information and any changes in the Deceased's condition. It is requested that the training for care and nursing staff be reviewed to consider; a) Effective interaction with the ambulance service and other medical service providers after an accident or medical emergency b) Accurate recording of medical information including vital signs c) Awareness of the risks of medical complications following falls and long lies. ”
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    Source evidence

    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Hart Care Limited; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Lack of care and nursing staff awareness of the risks of medical complications following falls and long lies

    Wider context from the report

    “(1) Evidence was heard regarding the level of proficiency of the care and nursing staff in dealing with the care of the Deceased after her fall and the interaction of staff with the ambulance service control centre call handlers, particularly in the passing of relevant information and any changes in the Deceased's condition. It is requested that the training for care and nursing staff be reviewed to consider; a) Effective interaction with the ambulance service and other medical service providers after an accident or medical emergency b) Accurate recording of medical information including vital signs c) Awareness of the risks of medical complications following falls and long lies. ”
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    Source evidence

    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Hart Care Limited; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Failure of care and nursing staff to communicate relevant information and changes in condition effectively to ambulance and other medical service providers after an accident or medical emergency

    Wider context from the report

    “(1) Evidence was heard regarding the level of proficiency of the care and nursing staff in dealing with the care of the Deceased after her fall and the interaction of staff with the ambulance service control centre call handlers, particularly in the passing of relevant information and any changes in the Deceased's condition. It is requested that the training for care and nursing staff be reviewed to consider; a) Effective interaction with the ambulance service and other medical service providers after an accident or medical emergency b) Accurate recording of medical information including vital signs c) Awareness of the risks of medical complications following falls and long lies. ”
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    Source evidence

    How this respondent action was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Provide first aid training to all staff responsible for shifts, covering emergency response, falls, choking, bleeding, CPR and related care.

    Verbatim wording from the response

    “In accordance with the Regulation 28 Report to Prevent Future Deaths dated 26th March 2021, I write to confirm that we have taken action and all our staff members who are in charge of shifts in the home have attended First Aid Training on the 11th and 13th May 2021 in addition to the mandatory training programme we have in place.”

    Source location

    2021-0085-Response-from-Hart-Care-Redacted
    Page 1 · response
    Published 30 March 2021

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    Source evidence

    How this respondent action was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Use Care Control for documentation and care planning, with staff trained to complete appropriate and adequate records.

    Verbatim wording from the response

    “We are currently using a system called “Care Control” for our documentation and care planning and the staff are all trained with what is appropriate and necessary to document. They all understand the importance of appropriate and adequate documentation.”

    Source location

    2021-0085-Response-from-Hart-Care-Redacted
    Page 1 · response
    Published 30 March 2021

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Published response patterns

Compared with other recipients in reports included in PFD Monitor

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Published responses found

100%
100%All other recipients 58%
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How actions were described at the time

This respondent
100%
All other recipients
47%25%27%<1%<1%
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Types of action described in responses

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Information checked against published PFD reports and official responses · Data reviewed 7 Sep 2026 · About data quality and limitations

Data last updated 7 September 2026