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Panorama exposé leads to ten arrests
Ten people have been arrested in connection with alleged abuse of patients at Whorlton Hall - a specialist 17-bed unit for people with learning...
HC-One fined after resident eats cleaning tablets
Operator HC-One has been fined £270,000 after a resident who suffered symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease chewed chlorine tablets that led to his death.
Kirkcaldy Sheriff...
Bubb calls for end to institutional care following latest Panorama exposé
The head of the taskforce set up to review inpatient services for people with learning disabilities in the wake of the Winterbourne View scandal...
Think tank calls for free personal care before system collapses
The government has been urged to ‘overcome a legacy of failure on social care’ and reform the system before it faces collapse.
In steps to...
Care home users being sent out of local area
Thousands of people are being sent away from their local area to receive residential care, Freedom of Information (FoI) figures have revealed.
More than 28,000...
Regulator calls for action over segregation and seclusion
The care regulator is calling for ‘urgent action’ to strengthen safeguards that protect the safety, welfare and human rights of children and young people...
Octopus secures site for care home
Octopus Real Estate has secured a site for an 80-bed care home in Blythe Valley Park in Solihull, West Midlands, subject to planning permission.
The investor...
Eden Futures appoints new chief executive
National supported living provider Eden Futures has promoted group chief operating officer Dawn Berry to the role of chief executive.
Berry will succeed Andrew Lennox...
CQC successfully prosecutes unregistered provider
A domiciliary care provider in Wiltshire has been ordered to pay more than £6,200 by Swindon Magistrates’ Court for not being registered with the...
Areas considered ‘care deserts’, according to report
Areas in England are now considered ‘care deserts’ due to lack of provision available, with 30% of locations having no residential care beds.
‘Care deserts’...
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