Retirement day centre in London named UK’s best new building
A retirement day centre in London has been given an architectural prize for being a “place of joy and inspiration”. The Royal Institute of British Architects (Riba) has named the
Read More
Log In
Sign Up
Tag: Residential Care
Ministers viewed care homes as not ‘part of the state’ and were reluctant to intervene, inquiry hears
Care homes were seen as private organisations which should look after themselves early on in the pandemic by a Government reluctant to intervene, the boss of a major older people’s
Read More
Bereaved families granted more time to investigate Covid-19 legal claims
Bereaved families have been granted more time to investigate High Court claims against the Government over the deaths of relatives during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic. Thirty deaths
Read More
Child abuse inquiry ‘initially hampered by unwillingness to acknowledge problem’
The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry was initially hampered by an unwillingness to acknowledge structural abuse, it has been told. Professor Kenneth Norrie (pictured), an expert in law from Strathclyde University,
Read More
Care home outbreak suggests new Covid variant has impact in close-contact settings
The latest Covid-19 variant BA.2.86 may be transmissable enough to have an impact in settings where people are in close contact, following an outbreak at a care home in Norfolk,
Read More
Lord Brailsford pledges ‘robust investigation’ into handling of Covid pandemic
The chair of Scotland’s Covid-19 inquiry has promised a “robust investigation” into how Scottish ministers responded to the pandemic. During a preliminary hearing of the Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry, Lord Brailsford
Read More
NHS to use trusted suppliers list to get medically fit patients out of hospital beds
NHS officials have created a one-stop shop so hospitals in England can find companies which can help them get medically fit patients out of hospital beds. NHS Shared Business Services
Read More
Complaints about care services see increase of 85% in decade, says Care Inspectorate
Complaints about care services reached a 10-year high last year – with complaints about homes for older people making up more than two fifths of them. The latest report from
Read More
Number of care home residents in England rises in past year to more than 372,000
The number of care home residents in England has risen to more than 372,000 in the past year. Care home occupancy has increased to 80.5%, from 77.8% last year, but
Read More
Fatal accident inquiry to be held into care home resident’s choking death
A fatal accident inquiry is to be held into the death of a man who choked on food at a care home. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS)
Read More