Unacceptable quality of life in Welsh care homes, new report
Too many older people living in care homes in Wales have an unacceptable quality of life, according to a report published by the Older People’s Commissioner for Wales. The Report
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Inspection finds Armadale care home getting worse
A care home in West Lothian has been told it must make improvements after the quality of care and support provided to residents was graded ‘unsatisfactory’ by inspectors. The Care
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Report: John Kennedy’s care home inquiry
The final report of a personal inquiry into the crisis in UK care homes for older people. Between May 2013 and May 2014, John Kennedy, the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust’s
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West Lothian care home told to make improvements
A care home in West Lothian has been told it must make improvements after the quality of care and support it provided to residents was graded ‘unsatisfactory’ by inspectors. The
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Care home fined £30,000 after scalding incident
A Four Seasons care home has been fined £30,000 after a resident was burned after being put into a bath that was too hot. Elizabeth Warrington, 85, suffered scalding injuries
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Intruder stabs care worker following residential home break-in
A carer was stabbed in the arm with a pen knife after being confronted by an intruder at a residential care home in Castleford, police have said. The 67-year-old woman
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More care home managers needed in Wales
The Care Council for Wales have launched their third profile of adult care home managers written using the data available from the Register of Social Care Workers (Register) at June
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Seven care workers charged with abuse of residents in Devon
Seven people have been charged in connection with the ill-treatment of vulnerable residents at care homes. The charges relate to the Veilstone, Gatooma and Teignmead homes, which were all run
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CQC set to publish care home filming guidance
Health watchdogs are set to issue guidance on secret filming in care homes for the first time, it has emerged. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is set to publish information
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Choosing care is one of life’s most stressful moments
Eight out of ten people find that choosing care for an older relative is one of the most stressful moments in life, according to a survey arranged by the Care
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