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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...
Sarah Whitebloom
Sep 21, 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...
Sarah Whitebloom
Sep 15, 20171 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...
Sarah Whitebloom
Sep 14, 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
Sarah Whitebloom
Jul 29, 20172 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
Sarah Whitebloom
Jul 11, 20173 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,...
Sarah Whitebloom
Jun 13, 20175 min read
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