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POLICE INVESTIGATE FOREST CARE VILLAGE DEATH - AS NEW ABUSE ALLEGATIONS SEND IN CQC TEAM
HERTFORDSHIRE police is investigating a death linked to Forest Care Village in Borehamwood, one of the UK’s biggest residential homes,...
Sarah Whitebloom
Feb 16, 20184 min read


POLICE INVESTIGATE FOREST CARE VILLAGE DEATH - AS NEW ABUSE ALLEGATIONS SEND IN CQC TEAM
A damning CQC report this week reveals serious concerns over Forest Care Village in Borehamwood, where inspectors found a resident 'cryi
Sarah Whitebloom
Feb 16, 20184 min read


DANGEROUS, DIRTY AND FULL OF SH**. CALDERDALE RETREAT, BOWBRIDGE COURT AND THE OLD VICARAGE, DONCAST
Residents terrified of physical attack, horrifying degradation and neglect and, in the week an elderly man died in a care home fire,...
Sarah Whitebloom
Feb 12, 20183 min read


SCANDAL OF BRITAIN'S UNSAFE CARE HOMES - 1 IN 8 NEVER 'GOOD' DESPITE CHARGING UP TO £215
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/news/article-5348457/One-eight-care-homes-shamed-watchdog.html One in eight care homes in England has...
Sarah Whitebloom
Feb 4, 20181 min read


A VERY UNHAPPY NEW YEAR SO FAR FOR CARE HOME RESIDENTS
Orchard Manor in Walsall was investigated after news of serious injuries
Sarah Whitebloom
Feb 3, 20185 min read


ONE IN EIGHT CARE HOMES HAS NEVER HAD A 'GOOD' CQC REPORT
The CQC's 'Blacklist' reveals the widespread extent o substandard care in English residential homes.
Sarah Whitebloom
Jan 19, 20184 min read


WORST CARE AWARDS OF 2017
The Worst Care Provider of 2017 was Sussex Healthcare
Sarah Whitebloom
Jan 3, 20183 min read


WORST CARE OF THE YEAR - FOUR FIRMS AND 14 'INADEQUATE' HOMES NOMINATED FOR AWAR
The standard is particularly low this year, with many of the homes receiving multiple negative reports and all sitting on a current 'Ina
Sarah Whitebloom
Dec 13, 20172 min read


CONSUMER THREAT TO CARE INDUSTRY, DRUNK ON POOR HOMES
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/news/article-5163075/Care-homes-face-legal-action-failing-provide-care.html Britain’s care home industry...
Sarah Whitebloom
Dec 10, 20175 min read


OLM's WORST CARE HOMES OF THE WEEK: TREETOPS, EPPING; BUPA'S GREENGABLES AND ROSEBE
In terms of worst care homes, Treetops in Epping has few rivals. It was so bad that it has closed and makes an appearance in this week’s...
Sarah Whitebloom
Dec 6, 20174 min read


LET'S SEE THEM IN COURT: CMA OPENS DOOR TO LEGAL ACTION OVER SUBSTANDARD CARE
In the United States, precisely this argument has been used legally to force care home owners to provide a decent service
Sarah Whitebloom
Dec 2, 20172 min read


Care homes are unfair says the CMA: Is anyone surprised?
Care home groups are good at demanding more money but are not always so good at delivering good care - at any price
Sarah Whitebloom
Dec 1, 20172 min read


Police-probe Sussex Healthcare tries to overturn critical CQC ratings
Since 2014, the CQC has overturned just 21 ratings given by inspectors - contrasting with 36,000 reports into adult care
Sarah Whitebloom
Nov 30, 20172 min read


COMPETITION: YOUR CHANCE TO VOTE FOR THE WORST CARE HOME OF 2017
If you think a home is terrible and deserves to be named and shamed, then send in a nomination
Sarah Whitebloom
Nov 29, 20171 min read


ANOTHER TERRIBLE WEEK FOR CARE. Third in a row 'worst home of the week' for high-end provide
For the third week in a row, Barchester Healthcare is owner one of OLM’s worst care homes of the week. Barchester, one of the UK’s...
Sarah Whitebloom
Nov 28, 20173 min read


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
Sarah Whitebloom
Nov 21, 20175 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...
Sarah Whitebloom
Nov 10, 20172 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.
Sarah Whitebloom
Nov 4, 20176 min read


Four deaths led care inspectors to 'Inadequate' Sussex Health Care home
Horsham-based Orchard Lodge has been rated 'Inadequate' by CQC inspectors.
Sarah Whitebloom
Sep 29, 20173 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 -
Sarah Whitebloom
Sep 28, 20172 min read
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