Worst Care of 2018 - the Industry Awards no one wants to win.
Worst Care of 2018 - awards for worst care in a corporate home, worst care in an independent home, worst care provider.
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Sarah Whitebloom
- Dec 20, 2018
- 1 min
VOTE NOW FOR THE WORST CARE OF THE YEAR
Worst care of the year - Yorkshire, Lancashire, Bristol, Devon, Lincolnshire, Birmingham, Essex, Manchester
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Sarah Whitebloom
- Dec 11, 2018
- 5 min
No baths, a stench of urine and the care coordinator cooking meals: OLM's Worst Care Homes of th
Families voiced concerns but the website boasts: 'In our care homes we specialise in providing quality care.' [sic]
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Sarah Whitebloom
- Nov 29, 2018
- 3 min
How much kindness can Ferndale Court's residents take from HC-One (the kind care company)?
One family had taken the extraordinary step of employing a private carer to come into the home
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Sarah Whitebloom
- Nov 27, 2018
- 4 min
Inadequate care at three luxury homes owned by high-end care providers Barchester, HC-One and Bupa
YOU can’t always get what you want, as the song goes. But when it comes to the worst three corporate care homes this month, frail and...
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Sarah Whitebloom
- Nov 24, 2018
- 5 min
CCTV Care Home shuts as Cameras fail to protect Vulnerable Residents in Rodent-Infested Conditions.
The fact that such an appallingly bad home boasted a CCTV system will raise questions about the benefits of cameras
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Sarah Whitebloom
- Nov 16, 2018
- 4 min
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
- Nov 8, 2018
- 4 min
Worst Care Homes of the Week: routine mistreatment of older people is abuse
Official reports describe a profit-driven casual indifference on the part of care homes bent on maximising revenue rather than providing car
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Sarah Whitebloom
- Oct 24, 2018
- 4 min
One person was woken up by having a banana forced into their mouth - another week of 'care'
Another person was woken up by staff shouting their name in their face.
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Sarah Whitebloom
- Oct 13, 2018
- 4 min
Care homes unsafe with lack of staff, says CQC...Try paying a decent wage.
"There is not enough staff here. I feel it's unsafe and an accident waiting to happen"
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Sarah Whitebloom
- Oct 5, 2018
- 3 min
Don't mention the 'Inadequate' report! Unsafe homes play down bad CQC ratings
CQC moves to restrict admissions at two Midlands care homes but company websites appear reluctant to reveal new bad rating
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Sarah Whitebloom
- Sep 27, 2018
- 2 min
Worst Care Part Three: Do regulators care more about older people than those with disabilities?
The reports are equally bad. Why is the home for older people closed while the one for people with disabilities is left open?
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Sarah Whitebloom
- Sep 27, 2018
- 6 min
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, 2018
- 3 min
Worst Care Homes Part One
Almost all have been labelled unsafe by the regulator
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Sarah Whitebloom
- Aug 17, 2018
- 3 min
Why We Need to Register Care Staff
An excellent and committed senior carer, once said to me about some staff on her team: ‘They have no pride in their work. They just don’t ca
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Sarah Whitebloom
- Aug 12, 2018
- 4 min
Care Regulator plays catch-up as vulnerable people at risk in unsafe homes
A shocking litany of injuries, abuse, police investigations - even deaths - is contained in recent reports by England’s care regulator....
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Sarah Whitebloom
- Jul 24, 2018
- 3 min
Big and Small, private and corporate: Worst Care Homes of the Week
The Chase Care Centre in Watford must be one of the biggest homes in the country - it was given an 'Inadequate' rating last week
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Sarah Whitebloom
- Jul 17, 2018
- 4 min
Abuse, allegations and anonymous tip-offs: CQC changed its mind after warnings. This week's Wors
Three care homes were branded 'Inadequate' by regulators last week - after concerns were raised by third parties.
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Sarah Whitebloom
- Jul 2, 2018
- 1 min
Best care homes of the week: Wisteria House, Plymstock and Cumnor Hill House.
The rating confounds claims from the industry that it is not possible to provide excellent care at reasonable prices
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Sarah Whitebloom
- Jun 30, 2018
- 4 min
Paraded naked, bedding covered in faeces, dressed in torn clothing: shocking report on North London
'You work hard all your life and end up in a place like this.'
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