Older People – Page 47 – Care Appointments

Care home group considering if staff without vaccine can continue to work with residents

By Jemma Crew, Reporter17th February 2021News England

One of the UK’s largest care home providers has said it is considering whether staff who have refused a vaccine for non-medical reasons can continue in roles where they are

Council loses damages appeal after dementia sufferer wrongly deprived of liberty

By Brian Farmer, Reporter16th February 2021News England

A London council ordered to pay about £140,000 damages after a judge concluded that social services bosses had not followed proper legal procedure when dealing with a woman suffering from

Home care provider warns of vaccination ‘blind spot’ as only fifth of their service users have had jab

By Jemma Crew and Stephen Jones, Reporters16th February 2021News England

One of the UK’s largest social care providers has revealed that just a fifth of elderly people it cares for at home have received a coronavirus vaccine. A fifth of

Dementia sufferer should receive Covid vaccine despite fear of side-effects, judge rules

By Brian Farmer, Reporter10th February 2021News England

A woman who said her sick elderly mother should not be vaccinated against Covid-19 because of the risks of side-effects has lost a fight in a specialist court. The woman

Grandmother died in agony from infected pressure sores at scandal-hit care home, inquest hears

By Rod Minchin, Reporter10th February 202111th February 2021News Wales

A grandmother died in agony after suffering huge pressure sores at a scandal-hit nursing home, an inquest has heard. Evelyn Jones, 87, developed sores across her lower back, described by

Care workers tell inquest of residents being humiliated and subjected to appalling levels of care

By Rod Minchin, Reporter4th February 2021News Wales

Staff at a scandal-hit nursing home have told an inquest how elderly residents were humiliated and suffered poor standards of care. Seven residents who lived at Brithdir nursing home in

Care sector urge workforce vaccination stepped up as Government claim elderly resident milestone

By David Hughes, Reporter1st February 2021News England

Efforts to vaccinate care workers should be stepped up, industry leaders said as the Government claimed a “crucial milestone” had been reached with all older care home residents in England

Care home resident so neglected he was left looking like ‘prisoner of war camp’ inmate, inquest told

By Rod Minchin, Reporter29th January 2021News Wales

An elderly nursing home resident was so neglected by staff that he was left looking like an inmate in a prisoner of war camp, his daughter told an inquest. Stanley

Woman with dementia can have sexual relationship with care home resident, judge rules

By Brian Farmer, Reporter26th January 2021News England

A judge has given a 69-year-old woman who has dementia and lives in a care home the go-ahead to have sex with another resident she has become attached to. Mr

Crown Office investigating 474 care homes in Scotland over Covid deaths – BBC report

By The Press Association22nd January 202122nd January 2021News Scotland

Cases of Covid-linked deaths are being investigated at more than 450 care homes in Scotland, it has been reported. According to the BBC, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service’s

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Care home group considering if staff without vaccine can continue to work with residents

Council loses damages appeal after dementia sufferer wrongly deprived of liberty

Home care provider warns of vaccination ‘blind spot’ as only fifth of their service users have had jab

Dementia sufferer should receive Covid vaccine despite fear of side-effects, judge rules

Grandmother died in agony from infected pressure sores at scandal-hit care home, inquest hears

Care workers tell inquest of residents being humiliated and subjected to appalling levels of care

Care sector urge workforce vaccination stepped up as Government claim elderly resident milestone

Care home resident so neglected he was left looking like ‘prisoner of war camp’ inmate, inquest told

Woman with dementia can have sexual relationship with care home resident, judge rules

Crown Office investigating 474 care homes in Scotland over Covid deaths – BBC report

‘Government not gangs’ should decide who enters UK as 19,000 migrants removed

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Tag: Older People

Care home group considering if staff without vaccine can continue to work with residents

Council loses damages appeal after dementia sufferer wrongly deprived of liberty

Home care provider warns of vaccination ‘blind spot’ as only fifth of their service users have had jab

Dementia sufferer should receive Covid vaccine despite fear of side-effects, judge rules

Grandmother died in agony from infected pressure sores at scandal-hit care home, inquest hears

Care workers tell inquest of residents being humiliated and subjected to appalling levels of care

Care sector urge workforce vaccination stepped up as Government claim elderly resident milestone

Care home resident so neglected he was left looking like ‘prisoner of war camp’ inmate, inquest told

Woman with dementia can have sexual relationship with care home resident, judge rules

Crown Office investigating 474 care homes in Scotland over Covid deaths – BBC report