Number working nights rises to 3m as unions warn of impact on families
The number of people working nights has increased to more than three million since the recession and is set to rise further because of plans to extend services and the
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Report: Scottish Care supplementary report on recruitment challenges
Scottish Care has published a Supplementary Report to their research report on recruitment and retention, ‘In the Front Line’, which was published in June 2015. This Supplementary Report builds on
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Average care home now costs over £29,000 a year
The average cost of a care home now exceeds £29,000 a year after rising by more than £700 over the past 12 months, according to figures compiled by a nursing
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Research team secures funding to reduce dehydration in care homes
A team from the University of West London’s (UWL) Richard Wells Research Centre has been awarded funding for an applied research project to reduce dehydration in local care homes. Led
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Flynn review finds care home owner should have been prosecuted
A highly critical review into alleged abuse at care homes in South Wales says the owner of two of the homes should have been prosecuted. The review of Operation Jasmine,
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Eight care home residents subject to ‘ill-treatment and wilful neglect’
A 99-year-old with dementia was immersed in a scalding hot bath by a female care assistant who had been in “a bad mood”, a jury has heard. The victim is
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Universities collaborate to research medication errors in care homes
Researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) have been awarded a £2 million grant from the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) for a five-year research programme into medicines
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West Midlands carers admit care home neglect charge
Two carers have admitted neglect after an 85-year-old resident fell as they put her to bed. Sabrina Duncan and Benter Ouma admitted acting in a grossly negligent manner at Birmingham
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End of life care report finds 25% rise in deaths at home
The number of people dying at home or in care homes has increased by 25% in a decade, a report into end-of-life care found. Home continues to be the preferred
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Construction begins on £4.2M dementia scheme in Northern Ireland
Construction work has begun on a new £4.2million housing scheme in Northern Ireland for those living with dementia. The site, on the Shore Road in Greenisland, is being developed by
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