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    Pretending Bad Care doesn't exist will not help the many Good Carers - Forum
    Sarah Whitebloom
    • Apr 18, 2018
    • 1 min

    Pretending Bad Care doesn't exist will not help the many Good Carers - Forum

    Criticising bad care is good for Good Carers. Poor care is bad for everyone
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    Choosing care one of life's most stressful experiences? Check out OLM's Top 10 tips
    Sarah Whitebloom
    • Feb 28, 2018
    • 1 min

    Choosing care one of life's most stressful experiences? Check out OLM's Top 10 tips

    OLM was set up to help people struggling with the problems associated old age. Few are as difficult as choosing a care home or a carer -...
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    LET'S SEE THEM IN COURT: CMA OPENS DOOR TO LEGAL ACTION OVER SUBSTANDARD CARE
    Sarah Whitebloom
    • Dec 2, 2017
    • 2 min

    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
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    Care homes are unfair says the CMA:      Is anyone surprised?
    Sarah Whitebloom
    • Dec 1, 2017
    • 2 min

    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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    A Reluctant Daughter's Diary
    Sarah Whitebloom
    • Oct 4, 2017
    • 3 min

    A Reluctant Daughter's Diary

    Had they any idea how long it takes older people to be ready for visitors in the morning? They would have to sleep in the sitting room, full
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    Social Care: Big Costs, Poor Service
    Sarah Whitebloom
    • May 26, 2017
    • 2 min

    Social Care: Big Costs, Poor Service

    Whose voices are among the loudest demanding extra Government funding for social care? Surprise, surprise it’s private sector social care...
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