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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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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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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Inspectors from the Care Inspectorate and Healthcare Improvement Scotland will be visiting Glasgow in the coming weeks to examine how well older people are supported in the city. The joint
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Two senior Gwent care home nurses have been struck off by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) after they were found guilty of “shocking failures” in the standard of care
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A care home in Leicester could reopen after police dropped an investigation against four staff accused of mistreating residents. The owners of Fosse Court care home shut the business in
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The Care Quality Commission has issued five formal warnings to Gainford Care Homes Limited stating that that they must make immediate improvements at Lindisfarne CLS Nursing, Chester-Le-Street, County Durham. The
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The war of words between Scotland’s largest local authority and a group of private care homes has escalated in an ongoing dispute over fees. Glasgow City Council has accused independent
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A care home in Dumfries has been told it must make improvements after the quality of care and support it provided to residents was graded ‘unsatisfactory’ by inspectors. The Care
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Police have arrested a 36-year-old woman as they launch a murder inquiry into the death of a 96-year-old woman at a care home. Ethel Baldwin died at the Abbey House
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