What is the biggest problem in care homes today? It’s the staff, stupid.
Worst care homes of the week - Calderdale Retreat, C&V Orchard and Barchester's Kingsland House in Shoreham
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Sarah Whitebloom
Nov 20, 20174 min read
Things I wish someone had told me: Sally's fantastic new blog
Always be mindful, you never know the minute....a time will come when you will miss this
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Sarah Whitebloom
Nov 14, 20176 min read
AN ABUSERS' CHARTER? POLICE ADMIT FAILURE TO PROSECUTE OVER HUNDREDS OF ABUSE CASES
Freedom of Information requests to England's police show 13 forces have investigated fewer than 10 cases of elder abuse
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Sarah Whitebloom
Nov 10, 20172 min read
Worst home of the week? There are too many to choose just one.
Such is the choice, it is hard to decide which should be the worst care home of the week. There is one obvious candidate – with five...
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Sarah Whitebloom
Nov 4, 20176 min read
INADEQUATE: CARE SLAMMED AT SIX HOMES OWNED BY ONE PROVIDER - residents forced to rise before dawn
Residents were out of bed, dressed and in the lounge - and it was only 4.30am. Life inside an Inadequate home.
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Sarah Whitebloom
Sep 29, 20173 min read
Four deaths led care inspectors to 'Inadequate' Sussex Health Care home
Horsham-based Orchard Lodge has been rated 'Inadequate' by CQC inspectors.
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Sarah Whitebloom
Sep 28, 20172 min read
All that glitters is not gold - particularly when it comes to care homes
145 Three care homes received the worst possible marks from CQC inspectors this week -
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Sarah Whitebloom
Sep 21, 20171 min read
How the other half lives - and is put at risk
When they are good, they seem very very good. But when care homes are bad, they really are horrid – or worse. This week’s CQC reports...
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Sarah Whitebloom
Sep 15, 20171 min read
Sixty two per cent failing: was this the worst day for England's care industry?
What a difference a day made. In just one day, yesterday, more than 62 per cent of care homes in England failed their official...
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Sarah Whitebloom
Sep 14, 20172 min read
Vulnerable residents at risk as more than half of care homes fail official inspections
The rate at which care homes in England are failing official inspections has topped 50 per cent in the last week – with safety of...
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Sarah Whitebloom
Jul 29, 20172 min read
POLICE PROBE SUSSEX HEALTH CARE CONCERNS
Investigators are looking at the safety of elderly and vulnerable residents in homes owned by Sussex Health Care, the care group led by an a
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Sarah Whitebloom
Jul 11, 20173 min read
Bad homes, good publicity. Care groups turn failures into call for cash. Will they ever accept respo
Hard to argue: care homes want more cash but do not necessarily offer better care
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Sarah Whitebloom
Jun 13, 20175 min read
CONCERNS IN 40 PER CENT OF RECENT CARE HOME REPORTS
Forty per cent of care homes for older people failed their Care Quality Commission inspections in the first days of June,...
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