in
All Tags » social work » elderly » nursing home (RSS)

Browse by Tags

  • On Inspection

    The Commission for Social Care Inspection have a system of rating residential and nursing homes. I have written about it before. I possibly didn’t state obliquely how cynical I have become of this system even though the cynicism was always there implicitly. Last week, however, I had a more personal...
    Posted to Fighting Monsters (Weblog) by Anonymous on 10-11-2008

  • .. I shall wear purple

    The BBC reported yesterday about a Care Home, Woodland House in St Austell, Cornwall that has a wonderful sounding ‘Make a Wish’ initiative. Residents of the home are asked about dreams and goals for the future and in a worthy endeavour the home seeks to carry them out. So… A 90-year...
    Posted to Fighting Monsters (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-09-2008

  • Trouble at Southern Cross

    Both The Times and The Guardian reported that Southern Cross Healthcare Group have been launched into some kind of financial crisis following the failure to repay a loan of some £46 million. Times are getting harder and a lot of firms are failing - but Southern Cross are the largest provider and operator...
    Posted to Fighting Monsters (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-02-2008
Page 1 of 1 (3 items)
© RBI 2001-2008