Modern slaves in care homes: CQC report!
Reading through the disappointing Care Quality Commission's 2023/4 report on adult social care, published today, came across the shocking...
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Sarah Whitebloom
Mar 182 min read
CQC forced 800+ private care homes to close: Oxford research
The overwhelming majority of care homes which have been forced to close by the Care Quality Commission have been for-profit homes,...
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Sarah Whitebloom
Mar 21, 20232 min read
Like schools, 'Ofsted' inspections are failing care residents and families with unreliable ratings
Care home reports are based on the Ofsted inspection system and are failing care home residents and families.
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Sarah Whitebloom
Mar 16, 20232 min read
Four in ten nursing homes failed inspections in last month. Can 'care' ever really be trusted?
Sorry, it has been a long time, more than 18 months, since OLM last posted a blog. And, sad to say, not much has changed. Care homes,...
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Sarah Whitebloom
Nov 16, 20184 min read
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
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Sarah Whitebloom
Oct 24, 20181 min read
Older People deserve better, says Care Minister
BUSINESS is failing to meet the needs and aspirations of older people in the home and in the workplace, according to the Minister for...
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Sarah Whitebloom
Sep 27, 20186 min read
Worst Care Homes part two: 'I wouldn’t put my Nan in here.'
There were never enough staff
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Sarah Whitebloom
Sep 27, 20183 min read
Worst Care Homes Part One
Almost all have been labelled unsafe by the regulator
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Sarah Whitebloom
Jun 15, 20183 min read
Failing the Mum test: Priory Group's Knottingley home slammed in CQC report
In a truly upsetting report, the Knottingley-based home is seen as desperately short of staff.
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Sarah Whitebloom
May 11, 20182 min read
The CMA can act over scandal of fees for bad care homes - but you must complain
So problems on a postcard to the CMA
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Sarah Whitebloom
Apr 24, 20184 min read
Care Protect Tactic #1: Attack. Tactic #2: Pretend it never happened
Given the sheer number of Care Protect's online messages, there can be no doubt that the debate is vocal if not open...those who are not
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Sarah Whitebloom
Apr 22, 20182 min read
Watch the Money-Go-Round
There is nothing wrong with raising the subject that Care Protect is a commercial organisation run by people who have already made a very gr
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Sarah Whitebloom
Mar 24, 20184 min read
'Dirty Dozen' care homes unsafe - elderly kept in bed 20 hours a day for lack of staff
Elderly kept in bed 20 hours a day because of lack of staff
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Sarah Whitebloom
Feb 4, 20181 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...
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Sarah Whitebloom
Dec 10, 20175 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...
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Sarah Whitebloom
Dec 1, 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
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Sarah Whitebloom
Nov 28, 20173 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...
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Sarah Whitebloom
Nov 21, 20175 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
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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
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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