The boss of a Huddersfield care home is to challenge inspectors' findings that the facility requires improvement.

Longwood Grange Nursing Home, has been rated as “requires improvement” by the Care Quality Commission - the second worst rating after “inadequate”.

They claim figures in the report about staffing levels are wrong.

Care Quality Commission inspectors claim that there were only two staff on duty to look after 29 residents at night, which is in breach of regulations.

But Len Merton, chief executive of Advinia who run the home, said there were only 12 residents in the home at the time and the two staff were more than adequate.

Mr Merton said: “The figures they have used in the report are wrong and I will be challenging the Commission as soon as possible”.

It is the latest in Kirklees to be rapped by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following an unannounced visit in February.

Inspectors said only two staff were on the rota for night shifts to cover care for up to 34 residents.

With some residents needing two staff to lift or care for them, inspectors said the majority of residents could be unattended at times

Elderly residents told the CQC team they sometime had to wait “a long time” for support from staff.

“They appear rushed so I don’t always like to ask for help,” said one.

“They are not always available when I need the toilet,” another commented.

But other interviews found residents were happy with the care workers and said they enjoyed a good chat with them.

The CQC report also praised staff for giving compassionate care and said the home was clean and hygienic.

But it says the home’s manager admitted shortcomings with the care records while problems with medication management were also uncovered.

Debbie Westhead, CQC’s Deputy Chief Inspector for Adult Social Care in the North, said:“People are entitled to services which provide safe, effective, compassionate and high quality care. If that is what we find on inspection - we give the service a rating of Good, or Outstanding.

“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.

"We will share our findings with local commissioners, and we will return in due course to check that they have made the required improvements."