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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 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…

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%…

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…

Empowerment Care Ltd Failures

Empowerment Care Ltd, based in Cannock, has been rated as “requires improvement” after its first Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection.   This rating is the second-lowest possible rating. The CQC on inspection noticed many failures including the following: A patient who needed two doses of medication a day was given three doses for 24 days.…