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World Alzheimer’s Month: Taking on Care Home Neglect

World Alzheimer’s Month, annually held in September, aims to raise awareness and support individuals affected by dementia and neglectful care in care homes.   Despite being the leading cause of death in the UK and a major health and social care concern, dementia is often overlooked. The Alzheimer’s Society is highlighting the UK’s forgotten dementia…

Care home to close following CQC findings of abuse and neglect

Blackwater Mill Residential Care Home in the Isle of Wight will shut on 29th March after its latest inspection revealed serious safety and wellbeing concerns.   According to the Care Quality Commission (CQC), residents at Blackwater Mill suffered from ‘organisational abuse and neglect.’     The closure was initially ordered after an inspection in March…

Care home placed in special measures after abuse and neglect concerns

A care home in Batley has been placed into special measures after an inspection revealed serious concerns around the mismanagement of medicines and failures to safeguard people from abuse.   During the inspection at St Margaret’s Care Home, the Care Quality Commission found nine breaches of regulation including concerns around people’s safe care and treatment…

Care home rated Inadequate following CQC inspection

The Willows Care Home, a residential facility for older adults, has been downgraded from ‘good’ to ‘inadequate’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) after a recent inspection.   This evaluation, conducted in March, has triggered by safety concerns reported by residents and their families. At the time, The Willows housed 57 residents.     According…

Care home placed into ‘special measures’ after ‘concerning’ inspection

A care home has been rated ‘inadequate’ and placed into special measures after the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) latest inspection found ‘areas of concern’.   Stonedale Lodge in Croxteth, Liverpool provides personal and nursing care to up to 150 people. But during its latest inspection in December, concerns were raised around staffing and the care…

Shocking footage shows ‘cruel’ workers abusing patient at care home

Shocking footage of four care workers abusing an 89-year-old dementia patient has been caught on camera, after her family became suspicious of bruises on her body.   Two sisters captured the ‘heartbreaking’ video after they became concerned about their grandmother who was left with injuries, and claimed that her behaviour had changed. The pair told…

Newcastle care home in special measures following whistle-blowers alerting the CQC to serious failings

Newcastle care home in special measures following whistle-blowers alerting the CQC to serious failings   Staff concerns about Ella McCambridge Care Home had been ignored, this led to the Care Quality Commission (CQC) conducting an unannounced visit to the care home following tip offs, regarding the issues.   CQC inspectors rated the Care Home inadequate…

2.3bn-a-year shortfall exposed in England’s care home system ‘putting people at risk’.

A figure suspected to be around 2.3bn-a-year has become highlighted as a shortfall in funding for elderly care homes. The standards of living for hundreds of thousands of people residing in care homes could be at risk.   A task undertaken by the government to try uncover the true cost of care highlighted a 20%…

Care Quality Commission review of Active Care Group

The Huntercombe Group are under scrutiny and investigation again following further allegations of poor treatment.   The Care Quality Commission is starting a review of Active Care Group next March. Active Care Group is the owner of Huntercombe Group. This is following confirmation that Thames Valley Police have launched an investigation after a report of…

Cambridgeshire care home to close following CQC findings

HC-One: Britain’s largest came home operator is set to close one of its care homes in Cambridgeshire later this month after the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found the home to be ‘inadequate’.   The CQC investigation came following concerns from three residents’ family members after they sadly passed away whilst under the care of…