Man held in South Gloucestershire care home murder probe
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a pensioner at a care home. Avon and Somerset Police said they were called to Oaktree House
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Bupa annouce closure of Edinburgh’s Pentland Hill home
A care home at the centre of a police investigation into the deaths of four residents has said that it intends to close. Bupa-owned Pentland Hill Nursing Home said it
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Devon County Council to close care homes and shed 1000 jobs
Devon County Council says closing care homes is the ‘only way’ the authority could plug a £200million Government funding gap. Twenty Devon County Council care homes are set to close
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Fairhill Nursing Home continues ‘excellent’ service
A privately run care home in Arbroath has been given top marks in an unannounced inspection by the Care Inspectorate. Scotland’s social care regulator gave Fairhill Nursing Home top marks
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‘Unanswered questions’ over Northern Ireland care homes
Plans for all five Health Trusts across Northern Ireland to review admission policies for permanent residential care homes have been met with criticism. The decision, which followed a consultation into
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Home manager suspended after missing resident incident
The manager of a West Wales care home where an elderly resident’s disappearance triggered a police hunt has been given a nine-month work ban. Dianna Hill, 63, former manager at
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Inspectorate order immediate improvement at Carluke care home
Scotland’s social care regulator has served a formal improvement notice on a South Lanarkshire care home. It comes after serious concerns were raised about the quality of care provided at
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Inspectors order improvements at South Lanarkshire home
A care home for older people has been told it must make improvements after an unannounced inspection by the social care regulator. Inspectors graded Nethanvale Care Home in Lesmahagow, South
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Serious Care Review due on Orchid View care home
A Serious Case Review (SCR) will be published today after five elderly people died after suffering neglect at a scandal-hit care home riddled with “institutionalised abuse”. A press conference this
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SCR makes over 30 recommendations to prevent future ‘institutionalised abuse’
More than 30 recommendations have been made in a Serious Case Review (SCR) to prevent a repeat of the ‘institutionalised abuse’ which led to the death of five elderly people
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