Yesterday, the government announced the unveiling of a new ‘gold standard’ or excellence rating for care homes. This is supposed to address some of the poor care that is delivered through local authority funded care. I have my doubts. Not … Continue reading →

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Posted 1 Mar 2011 6:48 AM by Fighting Monsters | Report Abuse

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