One of the biggest home care providers in England is looking to transfer or sell its contracts after concerns were raised over its financial viability. Allied Healthcare said on Friday
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Vulnerable people living in care homes and their families will be better protected from unfair care home practices and secretive fees under new guidance published today. The guide, published by
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More than a quarter of people who alleged they were abused at a children’s home said they had told staff about the attacks while they were still in care, an
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A private care home has been convicted and heavily fined for failing to protect two vulnerable young adults from a sexually “predatory” resident. Hillgreen Care were required to provide round-the-clock
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Care home operators are to issue a stern warning over what they describe as under-resourcing in the sector as they meet for a conference. Donald Macaskill, chief executive of Scottish
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CPL Production’s ‘Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds’, the charming Channel 4 TV series pairing old and young which involves Bath Professor Malcolm Johnson, has won Best Constructed Documentary
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England’s chief care inspector has warned of “shocking” failings over people in care homes. Andrea Sutcliffe, the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) chief inspector of adult social care, said some care
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Labour has attacked Bedlam-like conditions for people with learning disabilities. Shadow health minister Barbara Keeley said the current situation was “nothing short of a national scandal” with patients being treated
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Health Secretary Matt Hancock has indicated he is ready to consider calls to close all institutions for people with learning difficulties or autism. The call came from Sir Stephen Bubb,
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A man who was sexually abused at a children’s home in the 1970s has spoken of his belief a paedophile ring may have been operating inside the facility. David Whelan,
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