Voluntary partnership to drive self-directed support
Five of Scotland’s leading voluntary organisations have come together to drive forward self-directed support in Scotland.
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Category: Care News
Care home death investigated at Pontcanna House, Cardiff
A 96-year-old woman has died following an incident believed to have involved a lift shaft at a residential care home in Cardiff.
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Pontcanna House: Cardiff council supporting residents
Residents are being offered support at a care home where a 96-year-old woman died in an incident believed to have involved a lift shaft.
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Over a thousand older and disabled people lobby parliament on social care reform
Over a thousand older and disabled people have turned up to a mass lobby of parliament.
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Two held in Hampshire care home fraud probe
Two nurses have been arrested on suspicion of fraud in connection with an investigation into a Hampshire County Council-run care home.
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Small changes make big difference to mental health services, study finds
Small and inexpensive changes to working practices and training for staff can transform services for families affected by parental mental ill health, according to a report by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE).
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Serious case review reveals poor police communication
A serious case review into the sexual assault and murder of a 15-year-old Polish girl by a convicted sex offender has uncovered failings in communications between the police and public protection agencies in Humberside and Leeds.
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More than half care home residents denied basic care, unpublished data shows
More than half of elderly and disabled people in care homes are being denied basic health services while staff are failing to to do enough to preserve their dignity, according to an official review.
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Concern over standards at Norfolk care home as admissions suspended
Concerns have been raised about the quality of care at a Thorpe St Andrew nursing home after a high number of staff changes in recent months.
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Devon care home residents given three weeks to leave
Residents of a south Devon care home have been given less than three weeks to find alternative accommodation after the owners announced it was closing.
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