0 Post a comment Friday, 16 March 2018 - Health by Roger Williams - Dartmouth Chronicle [email protected] Staff at River View in Townstal, once the potential site for a new health and wellbeing centre, were told on Tuesday. Later on the same day, … [Read more...] about A troubled care home has announced it will close
Care quality commission reports on care homes
‘Inadequate’ care homes placed into ‘special measures’
Two care homes have been placed into special measures after their monitoring inspections found them to be ‘inadequate’. Greenfield House in Morecambe and Greenroyd Residential Home in Hest Bank, both operated by Greenroyd Residential Home Limited, were visited by Care … [Read more...] about ‘Inadequate’ care homes placed into ‘special measures’
‘Inadequate’ care home needed more staff to keep residents safe
A CARE home has been ranked inadequate by quality watchdogs who found there were not enough staff to keep residents safe. Care Quality Commission inspectors who visited Duchess Gardens Care Centre in Bingley also said a lot of staff training was out of date and some staff … [Read more...] about ‘Inadequate’ care home needed more staff to keep residents safe
The elderly are being forced to live in ‘scandalously’ unfit care homes, charities claim
AILING OAPs are being forced to live in “scandalously” unfit care homes, charities claim.A study found more than half the beds in some parts of England are inadequate or need improvement.The elderly are also made to wait years for a suitable place or move miles from … [Read more...] about The elderly are being forced to live in ‘scandalously’ unfit care homes, charities claim
Damning report reveals 8 out of 10 NHS health trusts fail patients on safety
EIGHT out of ten NHS trusts fail patients on safety, a damning report reveals.None of the 133 inspected was found to be “outstanding” on the measure.The health watchdog also said A&E units and elderly wards were buckling under the strain of OAPs being denied vital … [Read more...] about Damning report reveals 8 out of 10 NHS health trusts fail patients on safety