Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

Queen's speech 2012: Draft bill on social care announced

A draft bill on overhauling care and support for elderly and disabled people in England has been announced in the Queen's Speech.

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Topics: Care at Home, Care Homes, Carers, Dementia, Elderly, Funding, Health and Social Care Bill, Politics

Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

Well-off elderly 'cannot expect free care or help with care home bills'

The middle classes should not expect help with care home bills, two right-leaning pressure groups said yesterday. From the mail online

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Topics: Care, Care at Home, Money, Government, Care Homes

Friday, May 4th, 2012

Severe dementia care: Homes try new approach

It is estimated that one-in-three people over 65 will die with dementia.

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Topics: Alzheimers, Dementia, Care Homes, New Research, Nurses

Friday, April 27th, 2012

Home inspector in bribery arrest

A former care home inspector has been arrested over allegations that she pressured homes into giving money in exchange for "favourable" reports.

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Topics: Care Homes, CQC, Failing Care in Care Homes, Failing Care

Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

Hastings care home worker cleared of assaults

A care worker has been cleared of assaulting pensioners at a residential home in East Sussex.

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Topics: Care Homes

Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

CQC responds to care home abuse case (Radio 4 Today)

The health and social care watchdog, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has denied that it failed to take sufficient action after undercover filming showed an 80-year-old woman being assaulted by a care worker, which will be broadcast for the first time on BBC Panorama last night 23/04/2012.

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Topics: Care Homes, CQC, Dementia

Monday, April 23rd, 2012

Regulator criticised after woman assaulted in care home (Video)

The Care Quality Commission is being criticised for failing to take sufficient action after undercover filming showed an 80-year-old woman being slapped by a care worker.

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Topics: Care, Care Homes, CQC

Friday, April 13th, 2012

Devon Safeguarding Adults review recommends improvements

nvestigations into the deaths of elderly people in residential homes in Devon have resulted in more than 70 recommendations to improve care.

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Topics: Care Homes

Thursday, April 5th, 2012

Abortion clinic checks cost £1m

Urgent checks of abortion clinics ordered by the health secretary last month cost £1m and meant hundreds of other inspections were cancelled.

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Topics: Care Homes, CQC, Politics

Friday, March 23rd, 2012

Health cuts: Welsh NHS Confederation says reform needed to save more cash

The NHS in Wales can not cut its costs further without making radical hospital reforms, according to the body representing health boards and trusts.

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Friday, March 23rd, 2012

Wiltshire care provider hands back contract

The employer of a care worker who left an elderly woman on the floor of her home when she fell has handed part of its contract back to Wiltshire Council.

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Topics: Care Homes, General

Wednesday, March 14th, 2012

Care homes 'struggling to meet medical needs'

Care homes in England are increasingly struggling to meet the medical needs of their residents, research by the Royal College of Nursing suggests

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Topics: Care Homes, Elderly, Health

Tuesday, March 13th, 2012

Elderly are being 'forced out' of Penryn

Build a care home before we are all forced to leave - that's the message from one Penryn pensioner fed up with a lack of facilities in the town.

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Topics: Care Homes, Elderly

Monday, March 12th, 2012

Care home residents 'denied basic GP medical services'

Some doctors are refusing to visit elderly care home residents, a BBC investigation has found. BBC Website

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Topics: Care Homes, Doctors, Elderly, General, Health, New Research

Friday, March 9th, 2012

MP calls on action to stop homes sell-off

Elderly people should not be forced to sell their homes to pay for care in old age, a Westcountry MP has said.

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Topics: Care Homes, Politics

Thursday, March 8th, 2012

Crown Care Home in Harwell closed by Four Seasons Health Care

Residents at an Oxfordshire care home have been told they will need to move as their current home is to close.

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Topics: Care Homes

Wednesday, March 7th, 2012

Care home residents lack NHS services - CQC survey

Vulnerable people in care homes may be struggling to get access to GPs and routine medicines, a review suggests.

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Topics: Care Homes, CQC, NHS

Monday, March 5th, 2012

Care homes criticised for 'old fashioned' methods

The care watchdog has criticised three homes for adults with learning disabilities in Devon amid doubts that staff understood what abuse 'looks like' and laws on restraining residents.

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Topics: Care Homes, CQC

Friday, March 2nd, 2012

Norovirus alert at Cornwall care homes puts 'pressure on system'

Five care homes in Cornwall that have been hit by a severe strain of the Norovirus has put "pressure on the system", a health care trust says.

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Topics: Care Homes, Hospitals

Thursday, March 1st, 2012

Another Radstock care home comes under attack from CQC

Another home providing care for the elderly in the Radstock area has come under fire.

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Topics: Care Homes, CQC

Thursday, March 1st, 2012

Care at three Devon homes branded 'outdated'

Care for adults with learning disabilities at three homes in Devon "cannot be allowed to continue" in its current form, a watchdog says.

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Topics: CQC, Care Homes

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012

Overhaul in approach to elderly care 'needed'

Being compassionate should be as important as being clever when it comes to the recruitment of staff to care for the elderly, experts say

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Topics: Care Homes, Elderly, NHS

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

Call for Dignity Code to protect elderly patients

Nurses and care workers should sign a Dignity Code guaranteeing that elderly patients are treated with respect, say a group of politicians and charities.

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Topics: Care, Care Homes, Elderly, Nurses

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

Plans approved for Derbyshire elderly care

Plans to replace 20 care homes in Derbyshire with apartments for the elderly have been approved by Derbyshire County Council.

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Topics: Care Homes

Monday, February 20th, 2012

Highcliffe Nursing Home 'expected notice of death'

A woman has called for more rules on what care homes can demand after she was asked to pay £3,000 because she failed to give it four weeks' "notice" before her father died.

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Topics: Elderly, Care Homes

Monday, February 20th, 2012

Good Care Guide launch prompts concerns

Concerns have been raised about a new website that lets people post their thoughts on care providers in England.

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Topics: Care Homes

Thursday, February 16th, 2012

Care home failed to meet essential safety standards, say inspectors

THE OWNERS of a private care home for people with autism blamed its "cutting edge" paper-free management system on its failure to meet essential safety and quality standards.

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Topics: Care Homes

Thursday, February 16th, 2012

Thousands sign petition to save Cumbria care homes

More than 10,000 protesters have signed a petition opposing the planned closure of three care homes in West Cumbria.

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Topics: Care Homes, Money

Thursday, February 16th, 2012

Shouldham Hall Nursing Home criticised by CQC

A Norfolk nursing home is failing to protect the welfare of people in its care, a report by an industry watchdog has said.

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Topics: Care, Care Homes, CQC

Monday, February 13th, 2012

Apartments to replace care homes for elderly in Derbyshire

Plans to replace 20 care homes in Derbyshire with apartments for the elderly have been announced by Derbyshire County Council.

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Topics: Care at Home, Care Homes, Elderly, Money

Monday, January 30th, 2012

Nurses asked for ideas to improve quality and safety in care homes

Nurses are being asked for ideas on how to improve patient care and working conditions in care homes, as part of a new programme of work by the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement. Nursing Times.net

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Topics: Care Homes, Nurses