The Care Quality Commission, England’s health and social care regulator, is looking into how it could record death rates to pick up on poor care in nursing and care homes. The move follows a BBC Panorama investigation ‘Elderly Care: Condition… read more »
A Wales Audit Office (WAO) report has warned that a backlog over Continuing Healthcare (CHC) claims is unlikely to be cleared by the June 2014 deadline set by ministers. The claims have been made by families trying to claw back… read more »
Domiciliary care was in the spotlight today as the BBC obtained CCTV footage of a woman who was distressed at the lack of dignity provided by her home carers. The footage, shown on the BBC’s lunchtime news, shows 83-year-old grandmother… read more »
The broadcaster Baroness, Joan Bakewell has been announced as the public face of National Care Home Open Day on June 21. The event will see care homes across the UK open their doors to the public in a bid to… read more »
The Older People’s Commissioner for Wales, Sarah Rochira, has called on the Welsh Government to set up a public inquiry after the collapse of a trial into alleged neglect in a string of South Wales care homes. The trial followed… read more »
A new grant scheme being run by Age Cymru and the Burdett Trust is aimed at nursing and residential care home providers who want to improve the dignity and respect of their residents. Nursing and residential care home managers can… read more »
The Welsh Government today announced a grant of more than £8 million to boost training for the social care workforce. The £8.16 million grant is earmarked to help ldevelop the social care workforce and is part of a £11.66 million… read more »
In conjunction with Public Health Wales and Workboost Wales, Care Forum Wales has produced guidance for health and care providers in Wales to help control Legionella in hot and cold water systems (using temperature control). The guide is available to… read more »
The Older People’s Commissioner for Wales, Sarah Rochira, has announced a review into the quality of life for older people in care homes across Wales. Ms Rochira will also seek the views of older people in care homes about the… read more »
Hospitals in South Wales face shake-up Plans to shake-up hospital care across South Wales have been announced by five health boards in South Wales. Health officials say proposals to streamline care have been drawn up in response to doctors’ shortages,… read more »