Reading care home warned by watchdog
A PRIVATE care home was put on formal warning this week amid “urgent” concerns that vulnerable residents are not getting enough to eat and drink and some staff are not qualified to look after them.
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Assistant manager at Bournemouth care home admits tying up demented man
AN assistant manager at a care home has admitted tying a 68-year-old man with dementia to a handrail.
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Britons shun care homes over fears about neglect
THREE quarters of people in Britain intend to take on the burden of looking after their elderly relatives – because they don’t trust care homes, it emerged yesterday.
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Choices Care group in administration
A care group providing services to about 800 people with learning disabilities in Scotland and north-east England has gone into administration.
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Improvements are made at Deanfield after inspection
STEPS to improve the service provided by Deanfield nursing home have been taken after an inspection found staff were ‘run off their feet’.
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Auditors slam Scots health and care transport services
Health and social care transport in Scotland is badly co-ordinated and monitored, leading to a waste of money and poor services, Audit Scotland says in a report published today.
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West Dunbartonshire’s huge hike in care costs
TAXES on disabled people have risen faster in West Dunbartonshire than anywhere else in Scotland.
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Social services are on the right track make a difference
Jake Morgan explains the challenges facing children’s social services in Wales
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Launch of new addiction service at Murdostoun Castle
A NEW service is being launched near Newmains to help battle drug and alcohol addictions.
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Anglesey children’s services criticised
THE council’s assessment of vulnerable children on Anglesey has been strongly criticised by inspectors who say the service has failed to improve “over many years”.
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