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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Inspection of services for older people to start in Glasgow
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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Care home managers struck off after ‘shocking failures’
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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Care workers free to go after police drop home abuse probe
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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CQC demand immediate improvements at Durham care home
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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No sign of agreement in Glasgow care homes fees dispute
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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