Tag Archives: Market Oversight (Care Homes)

Welsh Care Homes Review (BBC Wales / Older People’s Commissioner for Wales)

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A review of the quality of life for residents of care homes in Wales has found that many older people have an unacceptable quality of life and tend to become institutionalised quickly. Care homes tend to be perceived as … Continue reading →

Cracks in the Dementia Care Pathway (CQC)

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspected care of people with dementia in 129 care homes and 20 hospitals across England during 2013 and 2014, in their thematic review of the care people living with dementia. There are examples of excellent … Continue reading →

Tougher Financial Checks of Care Home Companies by CQC (BBC News)

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is to check the finances of the 50 and 60 largest care companies in England. Large providers of care homes and home care in England are to have their financial records scrutinised regularly in order to identify and avoid … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, Community Care, CQC: Care Quality Commission, Department of Health, For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, National, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Social Care, BBC Health News, Care Home Assessments, Care Home Business Insolvencies, Care Home Inspections, Care Home Regulation, Care Homes, Care Quality Commission (CQC), Continuity of Care, Financial Issues, Financial Management, Local Authorities (LAs), Market Oversight (Care Homes), Residential Care Homes, Residential Care Homes: Cost Structure, Scrutiny, Service Continuity, Social Care, Southern Cross, Stephen Grant: Wilkins Kennedy | Leave a comment

Prevalence of Dementia in Care Home Residents (BBC News / Alzheimer’s Society)

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A survey by the Alzheimer’s Society has discovered that more than 320,000 of the 400,000 people living in the 20,000 care homes in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have dementia or severe memory problems. This estimate is almost 30% higher than … Continue reading →

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Care Home Regulation Unfit for Purpose: Care Minister Norman Lamb (BBC News)

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Care minister Norman Lamb has concluded that regulation of the care sector is not fit for purpose. New proposals on care homes are open for consultation. One proposal is for regulators to be given greater powers to examine the books of the … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, National, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Provision (CQC), Adult Social Care Services, Adult Social Care: Market Oversight, BBC Health News, Care Home Inspections, Care Home Leadership, Care Home Regulation, Care Homes, Care Quality Commission (CQC), Consultation, Consultation Paper, Consumer Protection, Developing Care Markets for Quality and Choice, Early Warning Systems (Care Homes), Former Minister of Care Services Norman Lamb, Four Test System, Liberal Democrat MP Norman Lamb: Former Health Minister (Coalition Government), Local Authorities, Local Authorities (LAs), Local Authority Scrutiny Functions, Market Oversight (Care Homes), Market Oversight Consultation Team, Market Oversight in Adult Social Care, Norman Lamb (Former Care Minister), Regulation, Regulators, Residential Care Homes, Safeguarding, Social Care Market Regulation, Supplier of Last Resort | Leave a comment

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