Care home chef was stabbed in the neck at his flat, murder trial jury told
A 25-year-old man killed a care home chef by stabbing him in the neck at his flat, a murder trial jury has heard. Sakander Hussain denies the murder of Wallis
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Nearly 1,500 fewer care homes in England than in 2018, say Lib Dems
England has nearly 1,500 fewer care homes than in 2018, the Liberal Democrats claimed as they tabled a King’s Speech amendment calling for free personal care across the country. Some
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Care home provider fined nearly £25,000 for failing to protect elderly resident
A care home provider has been fined £24,981 for failing to protect an elderly resident who had 10 falls before he died from a traumatic head injury. Claremont Care Services
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‘Reckless decision’ to discharge people to care homes without Covid testing
Northern Ireland’s commissioner for older people has blasted cases during the pandemic where people were discharged to care homes without being tested for Covid-19 as “reckless”. Eddie Lynch said it
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Council fined £100K after vulnerable man choked to death in supported living accommodation
A council has been fined £100,000 over health and safety breaches after a vulnerable man choked to death on a sandwich unsuitable for his prescribed diet. The Health and Safety
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Two police officers deny assaulting 93-year-old disabled man in care home
Two police officers have pleaded not guilty to assaulting a 93-year-old disabled man with dementia in a care home. Pc Stephen Smith, 50, and Pc Rachel Comotto, 34, (pictured) denied
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Care workers were afraid they would bring coronavirus home, probe hears
Care home staff were “very scared” to go to work during the Covid-19 pandemic in case they brought the virus back home with them, an inquiry has heard. Paul Arkison
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Minister issues prosecution warning to those involved in illegal children’s homes
Placing vulnerable youngsters in illegal children’s homes is “unacceptable”, an education minister has told Parliament. Condemning the practice, Baroness Barran (pictured) pointed out that running unregulated properties is an offence
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Watchdog puts care home into special measures due to ‘significant shortfalls’
A care home where staff were repeatedly physically assaulted by “distressed” residents and inspectors heard people being referred to by room numbers instead of names has been placed into special
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Man locked up indefinitely for killing fellow resident at mental health facility
A violent offender who beat a fellow resident to death at a home for people with mental health conditions has been locked up indefinitely in hospital. Rajinder Pall, 45, had
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