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    Half of care homes had zero Covid deaths. Why did tens of thousands die in the other 7,000 homes?
    Sarah Whitebloom
    • Jul 21, 2021
    • 2 min

    Half of care homes had zero Covid deaths. Why did tens of thousands die in the other 7,000 homes?

    AT LAST - The Care Quality Commission has finally published details today [21 July] of the care homes where people have died...
    15 views0 comments
    50% of care homes had no Covid deaths, says CQC, as inspectors slam poor infection control.
    Sarah Whitebloom
    • Jan 16, 2021
    • 3 min

    50% of care homes had no Covid deaths, says CQC, as inspectors slam poor infection control.

    With Covid cases increasing again in care homes, campaigners are demanding the government organise weekly testing of care staff to...
    36 views1 comment
    Residents still at risk of poor Covid practice in some care homes - official reports show.
    Sarah Whitebloom
    • Jan 10, 2021
    • 4 min

    Residents still at risk of poor Covid practice in some care homes - official reports show.

    The country may be shocked, but the Care Quality Commission cannot be surprised at the recent increase of COVID-19 in some of the care...
    29 views0 comments
    CQC Covid data: Worse than useless
    Sarah Whitebloom
    • Dec 13, 2020
    • 3 min

    CQC Covid data: Worse than useless

    Partial, confusing, incomplete. The long-promised data published recently by the Care Quality Commission are worse than useless in...
    48 views4 comments
    Lies, damn lies and statistics?  CQC poised to release data about Covid in care homes.
    Sarah Whitebloom
    • Nov 15, 2020
    • 5 min

    Lies, damn lies and statistics? CQC poised to release data about Covid in care homes.

    The CQC's carefully-selected information implies the entire care home industry is unsafe
    21 views0 comments
    Why older people are forced to live in unsafe care homes
    Sarah Whitebloom
    • Nov 9, 2020
    • 2 min

    Why older people are forced to live in unsafe care homes

    Since May, the Care Quality Commission has refused to reveal if care homes it knew to be unsafe were the site of more of the Covid 19...
    13 views0 comments
    ‘It’s been horrific’: say staff of Covid-hit care home, which regulator knew was ‘unsafe’
    Sarah Whitebloom
    • Nov 8, 2020
    • 2 min

    ‘It’s been horrific’: say staff of Covid-hit care home, which regulator knew was ‘unsafe’

    The service had a high number of infections and deaths due to Covid 19
    13 views0 comments
    Official reports show some poor care homes failed to follow COVID-19 safety measures.
    Sarah Whitebloom
    • Oct 31, 2020
    • 2 min

    Official reports show some poor care homes failed to follow COVID-19 safety measures.

    Recently published official inspection reports show a series of care homes - including luxury facilities - were found wanting by...
    12 views0 comments
    Half of care homes fail inspections
    Sarah Whitebloom
    • Oct 14, 2020
    • 1 min

    Half of care homes fail inspections

    one in five care homes for older people is currently not meeting the required standards
    10 views0 comments
    CQC poised to reveal secret data on Covid-hit care homes
    Sarah Whitebloom
    • Oct 10, 2020
    • 2 min

    CQC poised to reveal secret data on Covid-hit care homes

    England’s care regulator, the CQC, is poised to reveal how many Covid outbreaks have been in homes which it knew were unsafe
    34 views1 comment
    Not in the public interest: CQC refuses to say if 'unsafe' homes were hit by Covid but will...soon
    Sarah Whitebloom
    • Sep 28, 2020
    • 3 min

    Not in the public interest: CQC refuses to say if 'unsafe' homes were hit by Covid but will...soon

    the CQC maintained the 'public interest' would not be served by the publication of this information
    15 views0 comments
    CQC refuses to say if known unsafe care homes have been at the centre of Covid-19 outbreaks.
    Sarah Whitebloom
    • Sep 28, 2020
    • 3 min

    CQC refuses to say if known unsafe care homes have been at the centre of Covid-19 outbreaks.

    Even though CQC inspectors have said these homes are substandard, and sometimes have been for years, they are home to many thousands of olde
    9 views0 comments
    Care home Coronavirus - hardly a surprise
    Sarah Whitebloom
    • May 12, 2020
    • 2 min

    Care home Coronavirus - hardly a surprise

    When I heard a few days ago that the high-end care home where my father had lived, had 16, yes 16, cases of Covid-19, I was not surprised
    8 views0 comments
    Worst Care of 2018 - the Industry Awards no one wants to win.
    Sarah Whitebloom
    • Jan 8, 2019
    • 6 min

    Worst Care of 2018 - the Industry Awards no one wants to win.

    Worst Care of 2018 - awards for worst care in a corporate home, worst care in an independent home, worst care provider.
    44 views0 comments
    VOTE NOW FOR THE WORST CARE OF THE YEAR
    Sarah Whitebloom
    • Dec 20, 2018
    • 1 min

    VOTE NOW FOR THE WORST CARE OF THE YEAR

    Worst care of the year - Yorkshire, Lancashire, Bristol, Devon, Lincolnshire, Birmingham, Essex, Manchester
    8 views0 comments
    No baths, a stench of urine and the care coordinator cooking meals: OLM's Worst Care Homes of th
    Sarah Whitebloom
    • Dec 11, 2018
    • 5 min

    No baths, a stench of urine and the care coordinator cooking meals: OLM's Worst Care Homes of th

    Families voiced concerns but the website boasts: 'In our care homes we specialise in providing quality care.' [sic]
    48 views0 comments
    How much kindness can Ferndale Court's residents take from HC-One (the kind care company)?
    Sarah Whitebloom
    • Nov 29, 2018
    • 3 min

    How much kindness can Ferndale Court's residents take from HC-One (the kind care company)?

    One family had taken the extraordinary step of employing a private carer to come into the home
    39 views0 comments
    Inadequate care at three luxury homes owned by high-end care providers Barchester, HC-One and Bupa
    Sarah Whitebloom
    • Nov 27, 2018
    • 4 min

    Inadequate care at three luxury homes owned by high-end care providers Barchester, HC-One and Bupa

    YOU can’t always get what you want, as the song goes. But when it comes to the worst three corporate care homes this month, frail and...
    28 views0 comments
    CCTV Care Home shuts as Cameras fail to protect Vulnerable Residents in Rodent-Infested Conditions.
    Sarah Whitebloom
    • Nov 24, 2018
    • 5 min

    CCTV Care Home shuts as Cameras fail to protect Vulnerable Residents in Rodent-Infested Conditions.

    The fact that such an appallingly bad home boasted a CCTV system will raise questions about the benefits of cameras
    4 views0 comments
    Hoorah and Hooray for the CMA: Crackdown on unfair practices heralds care industry revolution for co
    Sarah Whitebloom
    • Nov 16, 2018
    • 4 min

    Hoorah and Hooray for the CMA: Crackdown on unfair practices heralds care industry revolution for co

    The CMA makes clear, what you say must be true and accurate
    4 views0 comments
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