Woman dies and man injured in blaze at Glasgow care home
A woman has died following a care home fire in Glasgow. The emergency services were called to the blaze at the Arcadia Gardens care home, Kerr Drive, Bridgeton around 4.30pm
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Case Study: Planning for the future of older people accommodation in Powys
This case study highlights good practice in taking a wider system approach to planning for the future accommodation needs of an ageing population in Powys. It describes the approach taken
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Postcode lottery warning over residential care costs – UK breakdown reveals who pays most
An average stay in a residential home could swallow up as much as half of the value of your home, according to a study warning of a care cost postcode
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Nine in 10 health workers say low morale harming staff retention
Low morale and poor pay are key reasons why the NHS struggles to retain staff, according to a new survey. A poll of 2,000 NHS workers found that structural reorganisations
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CSSIW publish new rights guidance for people using care services in Wales
The Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) has published new guidance which outlines what they expect and what is not acceptable for people who use care and support services. This
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Poor end of life care taints memories of loved ones for 35% of bereaved people
A third of bereaved people claim the quality of end of life care their loved one received jeopardised their happy memories of that person, a new poll has found. Charity
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Man, 79, admits attempted murder in ‘unprovoked attack’ of care home worker
A pensioner who repeatedly stabbed a member of staff at a care home has pleaded guilty to her attempted murder. Fred Butcher was charged following the “unprovoked attack” involving a
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Law over detaining people in care facilities ‘failing those it should protect’
Legal measures designed to safeguard some people detained in care facilities are “failing those they were set up to protect”, a new review has found. The current system for detaining
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CQC publish regulatory fees for care providers from April 2017
Following a public consultation last year, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has outlined the fees that providers of health and adult social care in England will be charged from April
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Wealthy brothers fined over dangerous & dirty care home with rooms like ‘prison cells’
Two wealthy brothers who ran a dangerous and dirty care home with rooms like “prison cells” where residents were not bathed or showered for a month have been fined £80,800.
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