A widespread stigma surrounding care homes is crippling conversations about provision of care in later life and threatening to undermine their value, according to new research from Bupa UK.
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Nearly half the staff at a Norfolk care home have been ordered to leave the UK after the licence allowing them to work there legally was withdrawn. Nine people from
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Complaints about care provided in people’s homes rose by a quarter over the last year, while those about care homes increased by a fifth, a new report says. The Local
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This report focuses on the role of nurses in the care and support of older people and has been developed in partnership with Age NI. The work has seen the
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The family of a disabled grandmother who choked to death at a care home have hit out at its owner after it admitted health and safety offences. Margaret Humphreys, 84,
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Allowing unregistered nursing associates to give drugs to patients risks safety and is “ridiculous”, the country’s most senior nurse has said. Janet Davies, chief executive of the Royal College of
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This series of toolkits has been designed to equip care homes with ideas and materials in order for them to provide a service focused on residents’ needs, preferences and activity
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There are “still dark corners” among Britain’s care homes that need to be investigated to restore public confidence, a former health minister has warned. Alistair Burt joined Tory backbencher Peter
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The Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) has issued a reminder to adult care homes and children’s care homes that they must complete the Self Assessment of Service Statement (SASS)
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Regulators are to publish guidance on people’s rights regarding care homes following reports that relatives have been banned from visiting loved ones after complaining about poor care. The Care Quality
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