Concerns have been raised about the health and safety of care staff on “sleep-in” shifts after a study showed some faced physical abuse or having to bed down at work
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Care workers suffered more than 6,000 violent attacks resulting in serious injuries during the last five years, new official figures show. The statistics, which were obtained under the Freedom of
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A care home in Falkirk must make urgent improvements in the care experienced by residents, inspectors have said. The Care Inspectorate has served a formal Improvement Notice on Southfields care
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Schwartz Center Rounds® were created from an idea by Kenneth B. Schwartz – who passed away in 1995 from lung cancer, aged 40. A few months before Kenneth B. Schwartz
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A man who burst into a dementia-suffer’s care home room and battered the helpless 60-year-old with a lamp has been jailed for 12 years. David Debney assaulted Denise Crowton, who
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A woman who suffered severe brain damage after taking a heroin overdose five years ago should be allowed to die, a judge in a specialist court has ruled. The woman,
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Nurses are struggling to look after dying patients because of staff shortages, a survey suggests. Two-thirds of nurses (65%) said staffing levels are the main “barrier” to providing good care
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A care home for older people in Kirkintilloch must make urgent improvements in the care experienced by residents, inspectors have said. The Care Inspectorate has served a formal Improvement Notice
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The operator of a care home has been fined £270,000 following the death of a resident who ate chlorine tablets he believed to be mints. James McConnell, 72, who had
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National walking charity Paths for All has announced details of a new resource pack aimed at those working with care home residents to develop indoor and outdoor walking activities. People
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