A “troubled” 16-year-old girl will have to wait more than a month before she can be admitted into a secure accommodation unit because of the lack of placements available, a
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Care home residents are suffering because they and their families are not told about important parts of their contracts before they sign, an investigation has found. Which? said care homes
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Health inspectors have raised concerns over the “high” number of mental health patients who are being sent to care facilities far away from their homes. The Care Quality Commission (CQC)
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A care home for older people in Dunoon, Argyll, has been told to make urgent improvements in the care provided to residents. The Care Inspectorate has served a formal Improvement
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The Care Inspectorate has applied to the courts to close down a care home in Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire, in order to protect the health and safety of residents. Lawyers
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National older person’s charity MHA has announced Sam Monaghan as its new Chief Executive. Monaghan joins MHA from Barnardo’s, where he was Corporate Director Children’s Services. Prior to that, he
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A “care pension” which would help cover costs for people later in life should be introduced, according to a former pensions minister. Sir Steve Webb, who is now director of
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A woman who wanted to stop medics giving her 13-year-old autistic son an antipsychotic drug has lost a family court fight. The teenager, who has a severe learning disability, was
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Care providers can now download new guidance from the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman to help them provide clearer cost information in their contracts for service users. Based on
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North Yorkshire County Council stopped paying for an elderly woman’s care home after it decided she gave away money to avoid paying the fees, the Local Government and Social Care
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