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Residents of homes run by Healthcare Homes have been channelling their creative energies for a communal art project.
The majority of the 23 homes under the East Anglian company’s umbrella took part in a Through the Decades task.
Activities Co-ordinator Nadine Forde explained that each home was given a different decade and asked to illustrate key moments through the medium of art. “They could use whatever methods they wished, such as...
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Work is well underway on a new care home at the Sevenoaks Road site
in Orpington, Kent with the first stage of the concrete foundations
being poured this week.
Once opened, the home will provide nursing and residential care for
over 80 older people including specialist services for those with
dementia.
Construction Project Manager for Residential Care Services, James
Gant said: “It’s always a positive milestone when the foundations of a
new building...
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? Miss Chan Teeluck of Stone, Dartford and
ex-Manager of care home, Shakti Lodge, Dartford was today acquitted of four
counts of neglect. ...
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The Care Home was
officially opened by the Mayor of Lisburn, Councillor Brian Heading.The
new home will complement the services of an existing unit on a
neighbouring site and has been designed to accommodate specialist
intermediate and dementia care in addition to residential nursing care. It is the seventh home to be developed by the Magherafelt-based Conway Group. Therese
Conway, healthcare director of the Conway Group, said: "The opening...
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Sick of traveling hours on the tube?
Tired of seeing other peoples bumpers on the motorway?
Feeling the pressure of getting unachievable targets met?
Recently started a family and cant find a job to give you flexibility and good money?
Need more time to see your kids school plays/take them to the park after school?
Thought of starting up on your own?
Or just plain and simple want a better life style balance?
If you have answered YES...
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AN INSPIRATIONAL woman who has dedicated her life to caring for
others has celebrated 10 years of award-winning work as manager of a
Crewe nursing home.
Carole Wardle, of Care UK’s Station House care home, was rewarded with a surprise party to toast the anniversary.
During the past 10 years Carole has worked tirelessly to help make
the nursing home one of the best in the country, and her hard-work was
recognised when...
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EAST RIDING: A home care provider has won a prestigious accolade.
Caremark (East Riding), based at Priory Park West, was awarded the
Mark of Excellence Award at the fourth Caremark Annual Conference.
The company, which offers domiciliary care, personal support, home
help and companionship services, is still hoping to recruit more than
350 staff across Hull and the East Riding. We would like to congratulate Caremark on this recognition.
If YOU are...
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A senior hospital manager has received £315,000 in salary payments from a
trust in Nottingham, after being suspended on full pay for almost five
years.
There was a delay of two years between the conclusion of a police
investigation and Nottingham University Hospitals Trust beginning an
investigation into the manager’s suspension. Its investigation took 18
months, while the manager’s suspension for gross misconduct continued. An Audit Commission
review of the case...
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A 59-year-old former care home manager is facing charges of wilful neglect and ill treatment under the mental health act.
Chan Teeluck, of London Road, Stone, was the previous manager of Shakti Lodge care home in Princes Road, Dartford.
The charges relate to alleged mistreatment over a 14 month period between January 2009 and March last year.
Miss Teeluck appeared at Dartford Magistrates’ Court on January 6 for a preliminary hearing....
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An award-winning care home manager was suspended from an under-fire
Dundee unit for brain damaged people, prior to its standards slipping.
Eight months before his suspension, Mr Barnett attended a London awards ceremony where comedienne Ruby Wax
named him as Special Needs Manager of the Year in the 2009 National
Care Awards. The award was for his work at the Linlathen centre.
His suspension came just days after...
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A 94-year-old woman is being
treated in hospital after she was subjected to a brutal attack by
intruders who got in to a West Yorkshire nursing home.
Police
have launched a major investigation after the pensioner suffered "severe
head" injuries during the horrifying incident just after...
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A Liverpool nursing home has been fined £18,000 after an 81-year-old woman fell to the ground while being lifted out of bed.
Frances Shannon fell three feet and suffered a broken shoulder as
well as injuries to her back and elbow. The wife, mother of two and
grandmother of one died in the Royal Liverpool University Hospital the
following day. The Catholic Blind Institute, which runs the Christopher Grange
nursing home, was prosecuted...
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A care home manager accused of shutting elderly residents in a "very
small, windowless, claustrophobic room" has lost her High Court appeal
against being struck off the nursing register.
Deborah Fouche was said by a work colleague at the Eversley nursing
home in North Denes Road, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, to have put one
resident in the room "just to get him out of her face".
Ms Fouche, from Dunstable, Bedfordshire, counter-claimed that
colleagues...
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A 59-year-old former care home manager is facing charges of wilful neglect and ill treatment under the mental health act.
Chan Teeluck, of London Road, Stone, was the previous manager of Shakti Lodge care home in Princes Road, Dartford.
The charges relate to alleged mistreatment over a 14 month period between January 2009 and March last year.
Miss Teeluck appeared at Dartford Magistrates’ Court on January...
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THE deputy manager of a care home is due in court over the alleged assault of an elderly resident.
In October, The Northern Echo reported that a member of staff had been suspended from Redworth House care home, in Shildon, County Durham, while police
investigated the allegation.
It is not known when the alleged incident happened, and the victim has not been identified.
After...
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A CHARITY manager in charge of the care of old people leaving Stafford
Hospital has told the public inquiry she had not reported any incidents
to outside bodies - even though she had professional and personal
concerns.
Caroline Lingard, senior service manager for Age UK South
Staffordshire said although she had noted some issues, there appeared to
be no “pattern” to the problems.
The former deputy hospital manager leads the hospital and community...
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THE manageress of a Hampshire care home wept as she was spared an
immediate prison sentence for stealing about £5,000 from patients.
Jillian Haughey, 54, abused her position of trust at Ashfield House in New Milton which catered for residents with learning difficulties and were reliant on
staff to look after their activities and needs.
Prosecutor Peter Asteris said Haughey was regarded as being very...
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The Care Quality Commission has welcomed a ruling by the care standards tribunal leading to the closure of a poor care home.
The tribunal in Liverpool has agreed that CQC was right to cancel the
registration of Stephen and Dian Walker as registered provider and
manager of Rosehaven, at Egerton Park, Rock Ferry, Wirral.
CQC decided to take action against the couple following longstanding
concerns with the 13-bed home’s standards of care, and...
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A PERTH-BORN regional manager for Scotland’s largest social care
provider has been honoured at the UK-wide National Care Awards in
London.
Annie, who manages eight care homes across the north and
north-east of Scotland for the Church of Scotland’s social care arm
CrossReach, received a life-time achievement in care award for her
outstanding service to the industry.
The 57-year-old beat off competition from hundreds of other entrants to win the coveted prize.
In October...
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Poorly rated services have had their performance records wiped from
the Care Quality Commission's website after re-registering with the
regulator after changing small details such as their company name, it
has admitted. However, it has said this has only happened in four
cases and has denied claims in a BBC investigation that poorly
performing services are being allowed to stay open when they should have
been closed. The BBC probe examined...
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A Derbyshire care manager has admitted stealing
money from residents at a care home by withdrawing money from their
accounts using their bank cards.
Caroline Ward, 50, of Darklands Road, Swadlincote, who worked at
Gresley Care Home pleaded guilty to two charges of theft and two of
fraud.
She stole a total of £1,850 from care home residents in Church Gresley, Derby Crown Court heard.
As manager, she was responsible for the financial...
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FORMER deputy manager at a Wilmington care home has been found guilty of common assault on a 102-year-old resident.
Kate, 59, denied force-feeding Henry Hobbins at the Nursing Home at Dartford Magistrates' Court but was
given a 24-month conditional discharge.
She was also ordered to pay £750 court costs at last week's two day trial.
Ugochugwu, from Barnehurst, had already been dismissed from nursing by
BUPA...
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Almost 1,000 care homes across England have no registered manager, a watchdog said today.
While there is no direct risk to residents, care homes without a registered head may be less able to spot problems, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) said.
The new Health and Social Care Act 2008, which came into force last week, makes it a requirement for all care homes to have a registered manager. The old legislation,...
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The deputy manager of a care home has been given an eight-month suspended jail sentence for stealing more than £8,000 from an elderly resident.
Nicola Williams, 42, of Ely, Cardiff, made repeated withdrawals from the woman's accounts over four years.
Cardiff Crown Court heard the mother-of-two worked at Cliffhaven care home in Penarth, which specialises in care for dementia sufferers.
Williams admitted two counts of theft. She must do 200 hours'...
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A CARING boss who provides services for homeless young people and vulnerable older people has been shortlisted for a national award for almost 40 years of dedication to the care sector.
Kevin Hughes, director of care and support services for Clwyd Alyn Housing Association, will attend the Wales Care Awards at a glittering ceremony at Cardiff City Hall tomorrow.
Kevin, who lives in Llanrwst, is responsible for providing support services for vulnerable young...
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THE manager of a Northampton nursing home where five elderly people died following serious neglect has been banned from practising as a nurse for at least 18 months.
Phyllis Johnson was both the manager and a registered nurse at Parkside House Nursing Home, in St Matthew’s Parade, when five residents died within two weeks of each other in July and August 2009.
A Serious Case Review later found all five had suffered neglect...
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A CARER who works with Chester’s most vulnerable residents managed to scoop two vocational qualifications in record time.
Sue Broadbent, co-owner and care manager of Home Instead Senior Care, has been awarded her NVQ Four in leadership and management for care services in just 17 months.
Sue continued to work full time while carrying out her studies, taking full advantage of her evenings and weekends to fit in the coursework.
Sue submitted her papers...
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A Bridgwater care home manager who stole £115,000 from residents has been jailed for two years.
Angela Brewer, 50, of Danesboro Road, pleaded guilty at Taunton Crown Court to 51 counts of theft from people at the privately-run Limes Care Home.
Police started their investigation in June 2008 after a complaint from a solicitor acting on behalf of a deceased resident.
The solicitor expressed concern that residents could be victims of theft.
Officers in Avon...
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A CARE home manager has been arrested on suspicion of stealing £30,000 from vulnerable residents.
Mahani Abdoolraheem, 46, is alleged to have taken the money from residents at Maplin care home in Church Road, Shoebury over two years. The home has 16 residents who suffer from Alzheimers or...
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STAFF at a nursing home have exercised their way to a fundraising goal.
Workers at Beaconville Nursing Home, Ivybridge, took part in 12-hour exercise-a-thons to raise money for forces charity Help for Heroes.
They also used the fun fitness event to raise money for the home's activity fund to provide entertainment and equipment to the 35 residents.
"It has been a team effort, we made sure there was one piece of equipment going at...
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A DEBT-RIDDEN care home manager who pilfered £1,100 from elderly residents has been kicked out of the profession.
Burton-based Beverley Bristow, 46, helped herself to cash belonging to pensioners over a three-month period at the Hilltop Lodge care home, in Swadlincote.
Bristow was caught after a colleague went to retrieve money from the safe on the evening of January 18, 2008, and found only loose change.
When confronted, Bristow insisted the cash was still...
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A BIRMINGHAM care manager has been found guilty of stealing thousands from a woman with severe learning difficulties.
Lisa Irene Emma McNaught, 28, of Langstone Road, Warstock, systemically fleeced £6,300 from the account of Caroline Bertie, claiming she had the consent of the victim’s brother.
Just before the theft came to light, McNaught said she had been mugged by an unknown assailant as she went to deposit the money into Ms Bertie’s
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A DEDICATED manager of a Rhyl Extra Care Scheme has been presented
with a special award recognising her commitment to professional
development.
Glenys Roulston, manager of Hafan Gwydir in Llanrwst and Gorwel
Newydd Extra Care Centre in Rhyl, was presented with the Dr Buddug Owen
Award for Performance Development at a recent meeting of Pennaf Housing
Association.
The award is presented annually to the employee who has shown an
outstanding commitment to training...
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The manager of a domestic care and support services agency has been
fined £1,800 by magistrates at Cheltenham in Gloucestershire.
The Care Quality Commission brought the prosecution against Mrs
Kathryn Hopkins, of Tidswell Close in Quedgeley as manager of Care and
Domestic Services South West Ltd.
Mrs Hopkins pleaded guilty on Monday 7 June to a charge of managing a
domiciliary care agency while unregistered between January 2008 and
February 2009. By law agencies offering personal...
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A company which runs a nursing home in Essex has today been fined after
an elderly man was lowered into a bath filled with water possibly as hot
as 72°C.
Michael Ginn, aged 72, was living at West House Nursing
Home in St Vincent's Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Southend, when he suffered
first degree burns to his feet on 5 May 2009.
Mr Ginn, who is
unable to walk, was being bathed by two care...
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A 66-YEAR-OLD woman who went missing from a nursing home in Borrowash has been found in Glasgow.
Pauline Gregory had been missing for nearly a fortnight after she was last spotted getting off a Red Arrow bus in Nottingham on May 27.
Police had grown increasingly concerned for her safety as she was on medication that was believed to have run out.
Derbyshire police said officers in the Scottish city found her yesterday and...
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But most people in Britain seriously underestimate how expensive care fees are; and few are seeking advice on how to meet them, according to a new survey by Partnership, the insurance company.
It found that most of the over-fifties thought care fees would be less than £30,000 a year; with a third saying they believed that the costs would be under £20,000. In reality, the average care home costs £36,000 a year,...
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A nurse who ran a care home has been jailed for 10 years for killing one of her elderly residents. The court heard how Rachel Baker gave 97 year old Lucy Cox lethal doses of medication at the Parkfields home near Glastonbury.
In an unprecendented police investigation, detectives originally examined the deaths of 12 residents - Baker was eventually found guilty of killing just one. Sentencing her for manslaughter, the judge said...
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A St Albans care home manager has been recognised for her outstanding contribution to the lives of her elderly residents.
Julie Oakley-Reid, manager of Jane Campbell House, was handed the Leadership 2010 gong by the care home provider, Quantum Care Awards.
Voted for by residents, relatives and staff at the care home, in Waverley Road, Julie received several nominations praising her exemplary leadership skills.
One nomination read: “As a relative of my 98-year-old...
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A care home manager who displayed "an element of cruelty" in abusing a
service user with learning disabilities has been struck off.
Angela Turner, manager of the Elms Residential Unit in Birmingham,
told the male resident "my dogs are cleaner than you" and instructed
staff not to help him deal with his incontinence, a General Social Care
Council conduct committee found.
Turner, who was employed by Birmingham Council as manager of the Elms
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A care home manager who displayed "an element of cruelty" in abusing a service user with learning disabilities has been struck off.
Angela Turner, manager of the Elms Residential Unit in Birmingham, told the male resident "my dogs are cleaner than you" and instructed staff not to help him deal with his incontinence, a General Social Care Council conduct committee found.
Turner, who was employed by Birmingham Council as manager of the Elms...
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POLICE say they remain "suspicious" about the deaths of some of care home killer Rachel Baker's former residents in the wake of her conviction for manslaughter.
Baker, 44, who stole medication from elderly patients to feed her own addiction to Class A drugs, was yesterday found guilty of the manslaughter of Lucy Cox, 97.
She was cleared of the manslaughter of Frances Hay, 85, another resident at the Parkfields Residential Care Home, in...
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A SECOND care manager has appeared in court accused of ill-treating or neglecting a disabled man who scalded himself in the bath.
Mr Collingwood, aged 33, faced Plymouth magistrates after the man was badly injured by hot water at an address in Wotter.
Collingwood, did not indicate his plea to two charges of ill-treating or neglecting someone in his care lacking mental capacity in October 2008.
Gareth Warden, for the Crown Prosecution Service, said...
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"Commission based Social Care Recruitment: Point Nine Recruitment are now the leading Internet based Care, Nursing and Crisis Management recruitment company in the UK. We are continuously expanding and work with all of the leading social care organisations.
We have a huge candidate base throughout the UK and therefore we are currently seeking experienced recruitment consultants to join our successful team at Point Nine.
Our consultants are earning up to £10,000 per month,...
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The manager of a care home in Wiltshire who stole nearly £20,000 from one of her patients has been jailed for 10 months at Swindon Crown Court.
Maria Arthur, who ran the Care Home in Swindon, stole savings and inheritance from Juliet Wylie over a two-year period up to December 2008.
It was only discovered after Ms Wylie's sister went through her accounts.
Judge Douglas Field said Arthur had broken a high...
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As the end of a turbulent 2009 approaches, market analysts Plimsoll have examined the highs and lows of the care home sector and flag-up threats and opportunities facing the market in 2010.
Plimsoll says 310 companies in the market are finishing the year in financial difficulty. David Pattison, author of the new Plimsoll Analysis: An assessment of the top 500 companies in the UK Care Homes industry, said the recession had...
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Only 50% of employees in the UK rate their managers as effective, according to research conducted by the Kenexa
Research Institute (KRI), a division of global provider of business solutions for human resources Kenexa.
The KRI survey of more than 22,000 employees in 18 countries shows that a "good manager" has a significant impact on the
engagement levels of those workers on their teams and on their overall perception of the company.
Employees' evaluations of...
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Care home manager Julie Wood has reached the final of a national Special Needs Manager of The Year competition.
Julie, who runs the Kirkgate House care home in Bridlington, won her place in the final of the Caring Times awards after being nominated by the HICA Care Home Group.
She will be interviewed by a panel of judges in London and the national winner will then be announced at a gala awards evening...
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People with dementia - who occupy a quarter of all hospital beds - are staying far longer in hospital than people without the condition who go in for the same treatment.
This is costing hundreds of millions of pounds to the NHS, an Alzheimer's Society report found today (Tuesday, 17 November 2009). Based on research involving 2,400 people,Counting the Cost: caring for people with dementia on hospital wards reveals large, costly variations...
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The Department of Health has given the green light for a full review of adult social care law in England and Wales, with the aim of creating a single over-arching statute.
The Department of Health has given the green light for a full review of adult social care law in England and Wales, with the aim of creating a single over-arching statute.
The review will be undertaken by the Law Commission, which today...
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The Nursing Home Management recruitment market is looked on as a candidate lead market. But it is still very important that, as a Nursing Home Manager, you impress the care home owner when attending an interview.
At Point Nine Recruitment we understand that going on an interview can be a daunting experience, so we have provided you with some useful advice to help you to prepare.
The more prepared you are...
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There’s no truer word said than the title of this piece.
Katie and Paul Wheeler, co-directors of Point Nine Recruitment Ltd told us that this was a phrase that kept coming up whilst they were recruiting across the board in the healthcare sector. “This was the main reason we decided to specialise only in Care, Nursing home and Crisis Managers,” explained Kate, who has over 10 years experience in the recruitment...
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I am certain that care homes still have a future, there is a great need for good care homes in the UK, but what I do think is vitally important and a huge part of the question offered is that we can not forget how crucial it is to ensure that the home has the right Staff , particularly an experienced and qualified Manager.
Some of our clients have experienced difficulties in...
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