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17/06/2013
Care Home Regulator To Pilot Death Rate Monitoring System
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has begun tracking death rates in care and nursing homes in England in an effort to increase early identification of problems.
A new scheme, which will trigger an investigation if high number of deaths are recorded, will be piloted, BBC's Panorama will report on Monday night.
According to the BBC, care homes are required to report deaths to the CQC, but not all facilities are doing this.
In a special report to be broadcast tonight – Elderly Care: Condition Critical – the CQC say they will consider sanctions against homes that fail to comply.
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A new scheme, which will trigger an investigation if high number of deaths are recorded, will be piloted, BBC's Panorama will report on Monday night.
According to the BBC, care homes are required to report deaths to the CQC, but not all facilities are doing this.
In a special report to be broadcast tonight – Elderly Care: Condition Critical – the CQC say they will consider sanctions against homes that fail to comply.
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A Surrey nursing home has been shut down after Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspectors warned the elderly residents were at "significant risk of harm". The CQC said a recent inspection of Merok Park Nursing Home in Banstead found the nursing home to be "dirty", with an "overpowering" smell of urine.
CQC Shut Down Nursing Home After Inspectors Report Unsafe Care
A Surrey nursing home has been shut down after Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspectors warned the elderly residents were at "significant risk of harm". The CQC said a recent inspection of Merok Park Nursing Home in Banstead found the nursing home to be "dirty", with an "overpowering" smell of urine.
01 April 2009
New Law To Strengthen Protection Of Vulnerable People
Some of the most vulnerable people in society will be better protected against abuse and poor care as a result of new legislation coming into force today. People who lack capacity in hospitals and care homes will now be protected by a new law nown as the 'Mental Capacity Act Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards'.
New Law To Strengthen Protection Of Vulnerable People
Some of the most vulnerable people in society will be better protected against abuse and poor care as a result of new legislation coming into force today. People who lack capacity in hospitals and care homes will now be protected by a new law nown as the 'Mental Capacity Act Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards'.
18 October 2006
Home care services 'need re-think', report claims
Councils need to change how they organise home care services in order to respond more sensitively to people's needs, a report has claimed.
Home care services 'need re-think', report claims
Councils need to change how they organise home care services in order to respond more sensitively to people's needs, a report has claimed.
30 May 2006
Guidance for care homes launched
A new guide has been published for care home managers, in order to help improve treatment and support for residents at the end of life.
Guidance for care homes launched
A new guide has been published for care home managers, in order to help improve treatment and support for residents at the end of life.
18 May 2005
Improvement needed in care homes information, study claims
Older people should have access to a ‘one-stop-shop’ providing information on care home provision, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has recommended. The OFT also said that care home residents should have better access to complaints procedures and be provided with greater price transparency and fairer contract terms.
Improvement needed in care homes information, study claims
Older people should have access to a ‘one-stop-shop’ providing information on care home provision, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has recommended. The OFT also said that care home residents should have better access to complaints procedures and be provided with greater price transparency and fairer contract terms.
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