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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-46103018 By Nick Triggle Health correspondent Vital home care services for the elderly and vulnerable could be disrupted, regulators say. The Care Quality Commission has issued a notice saying it has serious doubts about the future of Allied Healthcare. The CQC said it was concerned about its prospects from the end of this…
This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/07/24/elderly-people-turned-away-care-homes-spare-beds-staff-shortages/ By Olivia Rudgard, social affairs correspondent Elderly people are being turned away from care homes with spare beds because of staff shortages, analysis suggests. Research by analysts Laing Buisson found that the care home system was not as full as previously thought. Previous studies have warned that high levels of care home…
This article was taken from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-43404016 By http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-43404016 NHS England is planning to fund the recruitment of 240 pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to work in care homes to try to cut down on unnecessary medicines taken by the residents. Care home residents often have one or more long-term health conditions, with some prescribed 10 or more medicines….
This article was taken from: https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community/call-to-train-care-home-staff-to-screen-elderly-for-malnutrition/7022908.article By: Steve Ford News Editor Nursing staff in care homes and other community settings should be trained to screen for malnutrition among older people, according to a cross-party group of MPs. As well as an expansion in screening, especially outside hospitals, the MPs called for social care providers to be required…
This article was taken from: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4512083/elderly-care-system-in-crisis-after-spike-in-complaints-about-residents-treatment/ By: Brittany Vonow 21st September 2017, 12:08 am Updated: 21st September 2017, 12:08 am A new report has revealed complaints including about residents not being treated with dignity INSPECTORS are dealing with four complaints in the elderly care system everyday, a shocking new report has revealed. The critical state of the service has…