TWO managers of a west Dorset care home have been banned from operating any regulated homes in England.

John Corney and June Webb from Thistlegate House appealed the decision of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to cancel their registration - but the appeal was dismissed by the Care Standards Tribunal.

At the tribunal hearing, Mr Corney, referred to the CQC inspectors as “despicable manipulators” and stated that they “should be barred from working in the industry”.

The CQC took action to cancel Mr Corney and Ms Webb’s registration following an inspection in April 2015, which judged the Charmouth care home as “inadequate”.

A CQC inspector reported that Mr Corney “had been very angry and had shouted at the inspectors during and at the end of the inspection”. A CQC line manager carried out a further inspection on April 16, 2016.

In a report, tribunal judge Maureen Roberts, said: “He visited and said that the visit lasted 17 minutes. He had planned to look at all areas to be inspected. However, he was told that, neither the appellants nor the staff would engage with him.

“He was allowed entry into the building and spent a few minutes with the two residents who were in the house. He was not permitted to look at any paperwork or to speak to the staff. He said that Mr Corney was quite hostile and angry.”

The CQC had raised concerns that “people were not adequately protected from harm” and that “residents were receiving an inadequate level of care”.

Mr Corney argued that he “complied fully with the regulations”.

In the most recent CQC visit, inspectors highlighted “two notable incidents” including one resident sustaining a fractured hip. One resident was also admitted to hospital for pressure sores - with professional help sought one month too late.

Mr Corney said that he followed “a European model where elderly people live at home with their relatives”.

Ms Roberts added in her report: “Mr Corney was of the view that respondent inspectors had acted without integrity.

“He challenged the findings of the inspection reports and disputed that they were factually correct. He questioned the professional opinions of the inspectors.”

Ms Roberts said that the managers “have shown an unwillingness to change and to keep up with current standards and regulations”.

She added: “Mr Corney also has an unmoveable conviction that he is right. We accept the respondents’ submission that no conditions or additional time would rectify the shortcomings of the home.

“Mr Corney in particular appears to have spent a huge amount of energy and time arguing with the regulatory bodies. He has convinced himself that he is right and, from his own evidence, said that he would not wish to run the home in any other way.”

Dorset County Council has helped residents find alternative accommodation.

Alison Waller, DCC’s head of partnerships and performance, said: “We have worked closely with the home and CQC to ensure that residents and their families have been supported through this difficult time and suitable alternative accommodation found.”