A war for talent among the premium providers of elderly care is driving salaries to new heights, according to healthcare experts LaingBuisson. Findings in a consultancy report published by the
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Are older people in care homes missing out on quality time with staff because workers are preoccupied with paperwork? Care homes have to regularly complete more than 100 separate items
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A care home that has been repeatedly told to clean up its act has been criticised by care inspectors again – after they found bottles of alcohol lying near residents.
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Scotland’s social care watchdog, the Care Inspectorate, has criticised the quality of care provided to residents at a care home in Midlothian. Pittendreich Care Home in Lasswade was graded
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The Western Health Trust has been forced to apologise to eleven families of severely disabled adults who were subjected to verbal and physical abuse while in their care at Ralphs
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A former care home manager who stole more than £3,000 from a resident has been ordered to carry out unpaid work. Carol Duncan, 51, appeared at Aberdeen Sheriff Court for
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A former council care home has been re-opened after being bought by a consortium of North Staffordshire doctors. However, St Michael’s Care Centre in Chell will no longer be specialising
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More work is needed to improve care services at a private nursing home previously threatened with closure, according to inspectors. A specialist team found progress had been made at Edinburgh’s
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Care home provider, Executive Care, has strengthened its management team and is recruiting heavily as the group undertakes a major corporate review. The 27-home group, based in the North East,
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A care home nurse who worked at a County Antrim care home has been found guilty of failing to investigate allegations of abuse against five residents. Katherine McCall worked at
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