Leicester care home fined £100K over burns death
A care home company has been fined £100,000 for breaching safety laws after the death of an 85-year-old resident who suffered serious burns following a fall. Walter Powley died in
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Welsh study of adult care home managers published
Findings have been published from a study of the recruitment and retention of adult care home managers in Wales. The study, commissioned jointly by the Care Council for Wales (CCW)
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Police probe South London care home ‘injuries’
Detectives are investigating alleged injuries to three elderly residents of a care home that was shut after inspectors found it was “not safe”. Scotland Yard confirmed officers are working with
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CSSIW enforce closure of Rhondda Care Home
The Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) have announced the cancellation of the registration of the Laurels Care Home in the Rhondda using its enforcement powers. The process of
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Birmingham care workers in court over death
Two care home workers have reappeared in court accused of failing to seek medical help for an elderly resident who died after suffering a head injury. Benter Ouma and Sabrina
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Care home patients five times more likely to be dehydrated
Elderly care home patients are at least five times more likely to be dehydrated when admitted to hospital than those living independently, putting them at greater risk of death, according
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Welsh pair charged with care home neglect
Two care workers have been charged with wilful neglect of a vulnerable adult and perverting the course of justice. The charges relate to an incident involving an 88-year-old woman at
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Webwatch – Menus Count in Care
A brand new site has been launched to help care homes and providers plan healthy menus for service-users in Wales. ‘Menus Count in Care’ is aimed at nursing and residential
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New mental health unit opens in Downpatrick
A new specialist mental health unit within Lecale Lodge Care Home, Downpatrick, has officially opened. The scheme is a partnership project with the South Eastern Health and Social Care (HSC)
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Gwent care home under threat of closure after report
A Gwent care home has been criticised by inspectors for serious issues of non compliance with regulations and the quality of life for people at the home. The Gibraltar Care
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