New poll suggests MPs confidence in social care system has ‘virtually evaporated’
Nine in 10 Members of Parliament do not believe the social care system is fit for purpose, a new poll suggests. A survey of 101 English MPs found that only
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Ex-England star’s daughter calls for Premiership wage levy to fund dementia care
A small percentage of the wages of Premier League footballers should go towards funding dementia care for ex-players, the daughter of a former England star has said. Just 1% of
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Elderly residents evacuated as fire destroys roof at Kincardine nursing home
Part of a nursing home’s roof has been left gutted after crews battled a fire for more than two-and-a-half hours. Forth Bay Nursing Home in Kincardine was evacuated when a
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Placements suspended at eight care homes amid police investigation into twelve deaths
Police have said ‘safeguarding concerns’ at eight West Sussex care homes are the subject of ongoing enquiries into the circumstances of twelve deaths dating back to 2015. West Sussex County
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Fermanagh care home closed as Inspectors reveal failings posed ‘serious risk to life’
A Northern Irish care home has been closed due to “systemic care failings” that posed a “serious risk to life” in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh. Ashbrooke Care Home, operated by Runwood
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Researchers issue care home capacity warning with 190,000 new places needed by 2035
Almost 190,000 new care home places will be needed in under two decades to accommodate soaring demand, experts have predicted. The number of people aged 65 years or older who
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Call for care worker training as dentists lament ‘terrible’ state of elderly oral health
At least 1.8 million people aged 65 and over could have an urgent dental condition, according to a new report. Dentists have raised concerns about the impact conditions such as
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Increasing costs and lack of money ‘puts one in six care homes at failure risk’
One in six care homes are showing signs that they are at risk of failure amid rising costs and lack of funding, a new study shows. Research by accountancy firm
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Council failed to carry out risk assessment when it banned man from care home
A man was banned from visiting his partner’s mother in her care home when Nottinghamshire County Council failed to go through the correct procedures, the Local Government and Social Care
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Consumer watchdog warns too many care homes failing to get the basics right
Too many care homes are under so much pressure that they are not “getting the basics right every time”, a care consumer watchdog has warned. Healthwatch England said some residents
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