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Ombudsman finds evidence company failed to provide adequately trained carers

An Ombudsman investigation has found evidence a company failed to provide adequately trained live-in carers.

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Ombudsman finds fault with care provider over complaint handling

Greensleeves Care has been asked to apologise and pay £100 after the ombudsman found fault ...

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ICO publishes guidance to improve health and social care transparency

New guidance has been published by the Information Commissioner’s Officer (ICO) to improve health and ...

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Care worker suspended after twisting resident’s finger

An Aberdeen care worker has been given a six months’ suspension order for poking a ...

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HC-One celebrates Excellent rating for Dundee care home

Staff and residents at HC-One’s Balcarres Care Home in Dundee are celebrating after receiving the ...

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New law protecting care home visiting rights comes into force

New legislation protecting the rights of families to visit care homes has come into force.

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Nursing home pledges ‘immediate improvement’ after Inadequate rating

A Yorkshire nursing home has said it has put a robust action plan in place ...

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Ombudsman finds home care visits were ‘frequently short’

A care provider has been asked to apologise and pay £200 after a family member ...

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Nursing home failed to preserve dying resident’s dignity

A Bristol nursing home has apologised after failing to preserve a dying resident’s dignity.

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Care provider sanctioned for poor record keeping after falls complaint

A Sunderland care home has been sanctioned for poor record keeping and allowing people to ...

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Ombudsman issues care home with critical notice

A care home has been issued with a critical notice by the Ombudsman following a ...

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Regulator seeks to cancel care home registration

An application to cancellation the registration of an Inverness has been submitted by the Care ...

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Leonard Cheshire to close care home after deregistration

Leonard Cheshire is to close a care home after it was issued with a de-registration ...

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Home care business gains second Outstanding rating

Home care provider Right at Home Solent & Southampton has been rated Outstanding by the ...

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Former care home manager ordered to pay £10k after CQC prosecution

A former Warwickshire care home manager has been ordered to pay £10,000 for failing to ...

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Advinia pursues legal challenge to Inadequate CQC rating

Advinia Health Care is “pursuing legal means” to challenge an Inadequate CQC rating.

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Berkley Care Group attains ISO 9001 certification

Luxury care provider Berkley Care Group has attained ISO 9001 quality management certification by the ...

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MHA home celebrates Good rating

Staff and residents at MHA Epworth Grange are celebrating after receiving a Good rating from ...

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Care home rated Inadequate after suspension following Panorama investigation

A Gateshead care home has been rated Inadequate following a BBC investigation.

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MHA celebrates Rotherham care home’s Good rating

Staff and residents at MHA Sandygate are celebrating after receiving a Good inspection rating from ...

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Care home served eviction notice after two months

A care home which served an eviction notice on a resident after just two months ...

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CQC drops prosecution over care home Covid deaths

A prosecution over 11 deaths at a care home in Sidmouth, Devon has been dropped ...

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Care home refuses to refund family after Ombudsman finds ‘neglect’

A Dorset care home has refused to refund over £10,000 in fees to a family ...

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Bupa admits falling short of high standards after Ombudsman complaint

Bupa has apologised and admitted its care fell short of its usual high standards following ...

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Voices of Care talks to Care Inspectorate head Jackie Irvine

Newcross Healthcare is pleased to announce the recent appearance of Jackie Irvine, chief executive of the Care ...

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New leadership appointed after care home falls into special measures

A new leadership team has been appointed at a Birmingham care home after it fell ...

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Care group accelerates action plan to tackle safety concerns

Minster Care Group has pledged to make improvements “as quickly as possible” after a care ...

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Lancashire care home celebrates CQC rating upgrade

Bayswood Care Group's Alexandra Nursing Home is celebrating after receiving a Good rating from the ...

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MHA celebrates top review rating for Hastings care home

MHA Lauriston has received a maximum 10 out of 10 review rating from carehome.co.uk

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Healthcare trust accused of making Victorian factories look progressive

A Northern Ireland healthcare trust has been accused of operating a draconian regime that makes ...

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Ombudsman finds care provider failed to treat resident with dignity and respect

An investigation by the Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman has found evidence a care ...

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Pathfinder Healthcare Group celebrates four Good ratings

Specialist provider Pathfinder Healthcare Group has received four Good ratings from the Care Quality Commission ...

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New leadership team installed at care home after concerns raised

A Warwickshire care home has installed a new leadership team after concerns were raised over ...

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Worcestershire care home given top marks by residents and families

Millcroft care home in Redditch has received a 10 out of 10 rating on care ...

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Drug dealing and weapons found at Dumbarton care home

Residents dealt in illicit drugs and stored weapons in their rooms at a Dumbarton care ...

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Care provider breached CMA guidance with 46% fee hike

Advinia Health Care has apologised after the Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman found it ...

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Ideal Carehomes celebrates Good rating for West Yorkshire care home

Ideal Carehomes’ Ashworth Grange care home in Dewsbury has been rated Good by the CQC.

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CQC investigates after care home resident severely burned

An incident in which a care home resident living with dementia suffered severe burns after ...

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MHA celebrates Good rating for Nottingham care home

MHA’s Queenswood care home in Beeston has been rated Good in all categories by the ...

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Nursing home challenges CQC findings after dropping from Good to Inadequate

A Sheffield nursing home has vowed to challenge the CQC’s findings after it was downgraded ...

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Home care company awarded Outstanding for second time

Home Instead Salford & Worsley has been awarded an overall Outstanding rating by the Care ...

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Nursing home failed to meet cultural needs of Caribbean woman

A West Midlands council has apologised and agreed to reimburse a portion of paid care ...

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Foley Grange care home rated Good in first inspection

Ideal Carehomes’ Foley Grange care home in Kidderminster which opened in 2021, has been rated ...

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Skills for Care and The Outstanding Society launch updated Good and Outstanding care guide

Skills for Care and The Outstanding Society have co-produced an updated edition of the Good ...

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Abbeyfield highlights staff shortages after CQC Inadequate rating

Housing charity Abbeyfield has acknowledged issues due to staff shortages at a care home rated ...

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Care home resident ‘did not always receive the services he paid for’

A care home operator has agreed to apologise and pay a ‘symbolic payment’ of £750 ...

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Nexus celebrates near perfect customer review score

Nexus Home Care Services has achieved a near perfect 9.9 out of 10 score on ...

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Ombudsman recommends care home refund overcharged resident

Ideal Carehomes has been instructed to pay a refund to the family of a resident ...

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Sixteen care homes currently rated ‘red’ by Kent County Council

Admissions embargoes on local authority placements are in force at 16 care homes in Kent, ...

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Care home nurse who swore at and slapped resident suspended for two years

A care home nurse who swore at a resident and slapped their hand has been ...

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HC-One apologises for lack of accurate and complete records following Ombudsman complaint

HC-One has apologised for uncertainty caused by a lack of accurate and complete records after ...

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Ideal Carehomes celebrates top marks for Stoke-on-Trent care home

Ideal Carehomes’ Coopers Croft service in Stoke-on-Trent has received a 10 out of 10 rating ...

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Council wrongly included £20k gift money in woman’s care cost calculations

North Yorkshire Council has been told to re-calculate how much a woman should pay for ...

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New CQC assessments to begin in November

From 21 November the Care Quality Commission will start using its new single assessment framework ...

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Advinia says ‘lack of funding’ contributed to Inadequate CQC rating

Advinia Healthcare has said a lack of authority funding contributed to a care home’s Inadequate ...

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Parklands Care Homes celebrates Very Good Care Inspectorate rating

Urray House, part of the award winning Parklands group, has been rated Very Good in ...

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Edinburgh care home scores top marks for supporting wellbeing

A family owned care home has become one of a handful in Edinburgh to receive ...

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Domiciliary care provider unlawfully prevented people from leaving their homes

Three people were “unlawfully prevented from leaving their homes” at a Plymouth domiciliary care provider, ...

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Balhousie Care Group ‘desperately disappointed’ by Care Inspectorate report

Balhousie Care Group has said it is “desperately disappointed” by gradings issued by the Care ...

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Hallmark home receives Outstanding rating

Team members and residents at Hallmark Care Homes’ Kew House are celebrating after receiving an ...

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Investigation reveals catalogue of allegations against closing care homes

A BBC investigation has revealed 46 allegations of sexual abuse, neglect and assault made over ...

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Athena Care Homes says ‘robust action plan’ in place after care home rated Inadequate

Athena Care Home has said a “robust action plan” is in place to address areas ...

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Care Inspectorate launches guidance on support for vegans and vegetarians

The Care Inspectorate has partnered with charity Vegetarian for Life to produce guidance on good care ...

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Colten Care celebrates Outstanding rating for Dorset care home

Colten Care’s Abbey View in Sherborne has celebrated being rated Outstanding by the CQC.

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Home Instead Scotland offices celebrate 5-star ratings

Three Home Instead offices owned by Suhail Rehman and his team have achieved 5-star ratings ...

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Care providers should promote complaints process, says watchdog

The social care ombudsman is calling for care providers to “up their game” by including ...

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CQC finds ‘same issues’ at troubled care home eight months after takeover

The CQC has found the “same issues” at an Inadequate Cornwall care home eight months ...

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Sanders Senior Living celebrates Good care home rating

Sanders Senior Living’s The Belmont care home in Worcester has been rated Good in all ...

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Excelcare pledges ‘swift and effective’ action after Inadequate care home rating

Excelcare has promised to act “swiftly and effectively” to tackle issues after its St George’s ...

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Hallmark celebrates Excellent Welsh care home report

Hallmark Care Homes’ Ty Enfys Care Home in Pentwyn has been rated Excellent in all ...

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Council admits ‘mistakes’ after man with dementia left unsupported in hotel

A West Yorkshire council has admitted “mistakes” and issued an apology after a man living ...

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Renaissance Care celebrates five-star Care Inspectorate report

Renaissance Care’s Cowdray Club care home in Aberdeen has been rated Very Good in all ...

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Yorkshire care home gets top marks in first inspection

A care home in East Riding, Yorkshire has been rated Outstanding in its first inspection

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RMBI Care Co celebrates Outstanding rating for Suffolk care home

RMBI Care Co’s Cornwallis Court in Bury St Edmunds has been rated Outstanding by the ...

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HC-One to close three embargoed Cambridgeshire care homes

HC-One has announced the closure of three embargoed care homes in Cambridgeshire.

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Tyne & Wear care home rated Good in all areas

A Tyne & Wear care home operated by Healthcare Management Solutions has been rated Good ...

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Suffolk care home gains tops marks for environmental health

A Suffolk care home is celebrating after gaining top marks following an environmental health inspection.

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Kingsley Healthcare issues robust response to Inadequate CQC rating

Kingsley Healthcare has made a robust response after its Downham Grange care home in Norfolk ...

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Huddersfield care home given six months to improve

A Huddersfield care home has been given six months to improve or face being shut ...

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Regulator finds significant improvements at Advinia care home

The Care Inspectorate has found significant improvement at an Advinia care home in Paisley, Scotland.

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Hamewith Lodge celebrates Care Inspectorate report

HC-One Scotland’s Hamewith Lodge home is celebrating its recent Care Inspectorate report which rated it ...

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Care leader begins work on global standard for healthy ageing

Greensleeves Care chief executive Paul Newman is leading the development of a new international standard ...

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Care service complaints continue to rise in Scotland

The number of complaints about care services in Scotland continued to rise in 2022/23.

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CQC urged to act as figures show one in five care homes below standard

Campaigners have called on the CQC to take “urgent action” over the one in five ...

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Runwood Homes care home placed in special measures

A Runwood Homes care home in Norfolk has been placed in special measures after being ...

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Healthcare Homes accused of ‘lack of professional curiosity’ in LA fees mix-up

Healthcare Homes has been accused of lacking “professional curiosity” after taking five months to bill ...

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Residents removed from Blackburn care home due to fire safety risks

Residents at a Blackburn have been moved to alternative accommodation after an inspection found serious ...

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Union calls off planned CQC strike action

Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) members have suspended three-day strike action at the CQC ...

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Athena Care Homes offers £1,400 refund for respite care ‘shortcomings’

Athena Care Homes has offered to pay a partial refund of £1,400 to the family ...

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Care home failed to assess resident’s CHC eligibility

A Birmingham care home has been found at fault for failing to assess a resident’s ...

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Care worker who mocked resident on social media given warning

A care worker who carried a social user over his shoulder and mocked her on ...

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MMCG care home marks one year anniversary with glowing inspection report

An Ayr care home has been rated Very Good in all categories a year after ...

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Orchard Care Homes apologises for care failings following resident’s death

Orchard Care Homes has issued an apology after a daughter complained her mother had been ...

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Councils call for scrapping of plans for single word rating of adult social care services

Councils have called on the government to scrap plans for a single word rating system ...

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Care home celebrates Good rating after multi-million redevelopment

A Surrey care home is celebrating a Good rating from the Care Quality Commission following ...

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Care worker jailed for nine months for ill-treatment of residents

A Chesterfield care worker has been jailed for nine months for ill-treating care home residents.

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Court announces preliminary date for choking death inquest

A preliminary hearing into the death of a care home resident who died after choking ...

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Nurse struck off for lying about care home resident’s death

A nurse has been struck off for saying a care home resident who choked on ...

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Barchester care home makes ‘significant improvements’ following critical report

Barchester’s Bridge of Don care home in Aberdeen has made “significant improvements” following a critical ...

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Police investigate two deaths at Cumbria care home

A police investigation has been launched into the deaths of two residents at a care ...

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