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News

Ex-CQC inspector arrested over alleged provider bribery
A former Care Quality Commission inspector was arrested today on suspicion of pressurising care providers to pay for favourable inspection reports.

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Private equity firm buys up UK's biggest care home provider

Hospital visits lower for care home than home care clients

Missed and rushed care visits place elderly at risk

Practice & innovation

How one care home handled challenging pressure sore case
Care home nurse Sandra Hambett reflects on how she dealt with a seemingly intractable case involving a resident who had developed pressure sores but refused painkillers that would have helped her treat them.

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How dementia training in care homes can improve

Integrated teams required to deliver healthcare in care homes

How smart phones can improve home care for users and staff

Regulation

Half of learning disability services not meeting core standards
Half of the learning disability services inspected by the Care Quality Commission in the wake of Winterbourne View are not meeting essential standards on safeguarding residents and caring for them. The CQC said the findings were a cause for concern.

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CQC: Personalisation lacking in Winterbourne-style services

Social care workforce regulation in the UK explained

The seven things that providers must report to CQC

The State of Personalisation in adult social care

State of personalisation

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Personalisation central to social care management standards

Overhaul personal budgets for older people, says Adass

Good Practice: Dimensions' journey to personalisation

Careers advice

Training managers to deliver more for less in social care
A new training programme will help social care managers improve services and deliver more for less, says National Skills Academy for Social Care head of membershp and engagement Debbie Sorkin.

More careers advice

The jargon and reality of flexible social care

Complex care training key to good-quality home care

Research: New clinical roles for care home staff

Managers & employers

Social care managers committed yet undervalued, finds poll
Registered managers are highly committed to their roles but most do not feel valued, a National Skills Academy for Social Care survey has found.

More support for managers

Good leadership key to high-quality social care, says sector

Techniques for retaining social work and social care staff

Managers’ workloads mount

domiciliary and residential care One care home manager asks what support they are entitled to to help them manage their increasing workload.(Pic: Design Pics Inc/Rex Features)

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