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Modern slaves in care homes: CQC report!

Sarah Whitebloom

Oct 251 min read

Modern slaves in care homes: CQC report!

Reading through the disappointing Care Quality Commission's 2023/4 report on adult social care, published today, came across the shocking...

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CQC refuses to say if known unsafe care homes have been at the centre of Covid-19 outbreaks.

Sarah Whitebloom

Sep 28, 20203 min read

CQC refuses to say if known unsafe care homes have been at the centre of Covid-19 outbreaks.

Even though CQC inspectors have said these homes are substandard, and sometimes have been for years, they are home to many thousands of olde

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Calling abuse of older people 'hate crime' risks making things so much worse

Sarah Whitebloom

Oct 16, 20183 min read

Calling abuse of older people 'hate crime' risks making things so much worse

Older people are people. They are us. If we are serious about stopping such crime, we need to ask why they are such easy targets and do some

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Care company directors should be struck off for overseeing bad care

Sarah Whitebloom

Sep 28, 20181 min read

Care company directors should be struck off for overseeing bad care

Even well-funded private homes have been found guilty of providing too few staff – in a deliberate profit-related move.

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West Sussex County Council refuses to say sorry for calling abuse-case relative 'obsessive'

Sarah Whitebloom

Jun 10, 20183 min read

West Sussex County Council refuses to say sorry for calling abuse-case relative 'obsessive'

Way to go WSCC. Who is giving you PR advice? The child catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?

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The CMA can act over scandal of fees for bad care homes - but you must complain

Sarah Whitebloom

May 11, 20182 min read

The CMA can act over scandal of fees for bad care homes - but you must complain

So problems on a postcard to the CMA

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'Wild' West Sussex refuses to say sorry to abuse-case families for its mistakes

Sarah Whitebloom

May 11, 20183 min read

'Wild' West Sussex refuses to say sorry to abuse-case families for its mistakes

The report even questioned whether the case would have been handled differently had the men not had disabilities

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Cabinet Trio - Hunt, Javid and Brokenshire - urged to investigate Wild West Sussex care fiasco

Sarah Whitebloom

May 2, 20182 min read

Cabinet Trio - Hunt, Javid and Brokenshire - urged to investigate Wild West Sussex care fiasco

What this case highlights is that injuries to adults with learning disabilities do not receive the same response.

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Ministers must investigate 'serious' West Sussex failings over care of two injured disabled

Sarah Whitebloom

Apr 30, 20183 min read

Ministers must investigate 'serious' West Sussex failings over care of two injured disabled

Ms Keeley said: ‘This report is a damning account of serious multi-agency failure in the cases of Gary Lewis and Matthew Bates, for which no

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Older people need to be part of society. New 'hate' laws risk further alienating elderly -

Sarah Whitebloom

Apr 25, 20183 min read

Older people need to be part of society. New 'hate' laws risk further alienating elderly -

Older people need to be brought back into society - where they can be protected. New 'hate' laws would underline their marginal stat

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Warnings for weeks about crisis-hit Perranporth care home.

Sarah Whitebloom

Apr 24, 20183 min read

Warnings for weeks about crisis-hit Perranporth care home.

As of last autumn, Devon and Cornwall police had not prosecuted anyone for care abuse under the relevant act.

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Mistreatment found by CQC during urgent whistle-blower investigation

Sarah Whitebloom

Mar 31, 20182 min read

Mistreatment found by CQC during urgent whistle-blower investigation

Even while the CQC was at Westacre there were allegations of abusive behaviour

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FOREST CARE VILLAGE - WORST CARE HOME OF THE WEEK

Sarah Whitebloom

Feb 21, 20183 min read

FOREST CARE VILLAGE - WORST CARE HOME OF THE WEEK

Forest Care Village in Borehamwood was OLM’s unequalled Worst Care Home of the Week last week – not least because of a police...

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POLICE INVESTIGATE FOREST CARE VILLAGE DEATH - AS NEW ABUSE ALLEGATIONS SEND IN CQC TEAM

Sarah Whitebloom

Feb 16, 20184 min read

POLICE INVESTIGATE FOREST CARE VILLAGE DEATH - AS NEW ABUSE ALLEGATIONS SEND IN CQC TEAM

HERTFORDSHIRE police is investigating a death linked to Forest Care Village in Borehamwood, one of the UK’s biggest residential homes,...

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Sarah Whitebloom

Feb 16, 20184 min read

POLICE INVESTIGATE FOREST CARE VILLAGE DEATH - AS NEW ABUSE ALLEGATIONS SEND IN CQC TEAM

A damning CQC report this week reveals serious concerns over Forest Care Village in Borehamwood, where inspectors found a resident 'cryi

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DANGEROUS, DIRTY AND FULL OF SH**. CALDERDALE RETREAT, BOWBRIDGE COURT AND THE OLD VICARAGE, DONCAST

Sarah Whitebloom

Feb 12, 20183 min read

DANGEROUS, DIRTY AND FULL OF SH**. CALDERDALE RETREAT, BOWBRIDGE COURT AND THE OLD VICARAGE, DONCAST

Residents terrified of physical attack, horrifying degradation and neglect and, in the week an elderly man died in a care home fire,...

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ONE IN EIGHT CARE HOMES HAS NEVER HAD A 'GOOD' CQC REPORT

Sarah Whitebloom

Jan 19, 20184 min read

ONE IN EIGHT CARE HOMES HAS NEVER HAD A 'GOOD' CQC REPORT

The CQC's 'Blacklist' reveals the widespread extent o substandard care in English residential homes.

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ANOTHER TERRIBLE WEEK FOR CARE. Third in a row 'worst home of the week' for high-end provide

Sarah Whitebloom

Nov 28, 20173 min read

ANOTHER TERRIBLE WEEK FOR CARE. Third in a row 'worst home of the week' for high-end provide

For the third week in a row, Barchester Healthcare is owner one of OLM’s worst care homes of the week. Barchester, one of the UK’s...

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AN ABUSERS' CHARTER? POLICE ADMIT FAILURE TO PROSECUTE OVER HUNDREDS OF ABUSE CASES

Sarah Whitebloom

Nov 14, 20176 min read

AN ABUSERS' CHARTER? POLICE ADMIT FAILURE TO PROSECUTE OVER HUNDREDS OF ABUSE CASES

Freedom of Information requests to England's police show 13 forces have investigated fewer than 10 cases of elder abuse

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POLICE PROBE SUSSEX HEALTH CARE CONCERNS

Sarah Whitebloom

Jul 29, 20172 min read

POLICE PROBE SUSSEX HEALTH CARE CONCERNS

Investigators are looking at the safety of elderly and vulnerable residents in homes owned by Sussex Health Care, the care group led by an a

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