A care home rated one of the worst in the country has managed to turn around its fortunes in just six months.

The Roseland Care Home, in Draycott Avenue, Kenton, was rated 'good' in a recent report and fulfilled 12 out of the 13 recommendations required in a previous inspection.

In a recently released report by the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI), an independent group set up by the Government to inspect adult care homes, the home was awarded two stars out of three.

Tony Lawrence, the lead inspector, said: "Prospective residents and their representatives should be confident the home will meet their identified care needs."

As reported in the Observer in May, the home had been deemed a fire hazard and awarded no stars. In the previous report the inspector saw fire doors were wedged open and bedroom doors did not have door closers, meaning in a fire smoke would spread easily through the building. The bathrooms were also described as 'bare and institutional'. Even the owner, Jerome Manuel, stated he was reviewing his involvement in the business and considering selling the home.

Fast forward six months and the home has been transformed by the staff. The home has refurbished one of its bathrooms and is set to have another one redone by January 2009. The bedrooms were also described as having a good standard, and being clean and hygienic. An action plan was developed to improve fire safety standards.

Manager Coral Lake said: "We are over the moon. We did a fire risk assessment on the whole building and property and put in all the things we needed to make it up to fire standards.

"All the relatives have been really pleased, but they were happy before. They were really shocked at the story, as they saw all the work the staff and I do."

Mrs Lake said the care home had completed the recommendations in the previous report, which had included performing risk assessments for residents who smoked and providing automatic door closers to improve fire safety.