Care homes in crisis as number of 'inadequate' ratings surge since pandemic
2 years, 3 months ago

Care homes in crisis as number of 'inadequate' ratings surge since pandemic

The Telegraph  

Charities have warned of a crisis in care homes after the number of "inadequate" ratings surged following the pandemic. 'Too little' done to help social care recover from pandemic Caroline Abrahams, the charity director at Age UK, said: “There’s no real sense the Government has a grip on the problem. “Too little has been done to help social care recover from the battering it received during the pandemic, let alone improve.” According to recent inspection reports one inspector had to break up a fight between residents in a home where there were “not always enough staff deployed to meet people’s needs and keep them safe”. Kate Terroni, the chief inspector of adult social care at the CQC said: “It is essential that people living with dementia receive the best possible care. As part of our new strategy we are changing the way we regulate services and support our teams to better understand the care people with dementia receive.” A spokesman for the Department of Health and Social Care said: “We have committed to double the funding for dementia research to £160m a year by 2024/25.”

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Dementia diagnoses in England hit a record high, NHS data reveals
8 months, 1 week ago

Dementia diagnoses in England hit a record high, NHS data reveals

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. England has one of the highest dementia diagnosis rates …

Social care crisis laid bare as quarter of NHS beds occupied by dementia patients
1 year, 2 months ago

Social care crisis laid bare as quarter of NHS beds occupied by dementia patients

The Independent  

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‘Crisis risk’ for dementia sufferers as more than 250,000 undiagnosed
1 year, 3 months ago

‘Crisis risk’ for dementia sufferers as more than 250,000 undiagnosed

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Dementia diagnosis rates across England remain slow to recover and well below the national …

Tens of thousands of serious incidents reported to aged care watchdog under new scheme
2 years, 2 months ago

Tens of thousands of serious incidents reported to aged care watchdog under new scheme

ABC  

Tens of thousands of serious incidents were reported to the aged care watchdog under a new scheme established to prevent and reduce abuse and neglect in residential facilities. Key points: The Serious Incident Response Scheme was set-up to report incidents at government subsidised aged care services Some 37,800 "serious incident notifications" were received during the last financial year More than …

Care homes have beds but no staff, government warned over £200m plan
2 years, 2 months ago

Care homes have beds but no staff, government warned over £200m plan

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The staffing “crisis” in the home care sector means the government’s …

‘More than one in five care home beds in England unfilled’
2 years, 9 months ago

‘More than one in five care home beds in England unfilled’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The fall in occupancy rates, and fewer people privately funding their care, has led …

Biden to launch ambitious overhaul of nursing home quality
3 years ago

Biden to launch ambitious overhaul of nursing home quality

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will use his State of the Union speech to launch a major overhaul of nursing home quality, including minimum staffing levels and steps to beef up inspections while continuing to keep COVID-19 at bay. “Despite the tens of billions of federal taxpayer dollars flowing to nursing homes each year, too many continue to provide poor, …

The nursing home staffing crisis right now is like nothing we've seen before
3 years, 2 months ago

The nursing home staffing crisis right now is like nothing we've seen before

NPR  

The nursing home staffing crisis right now is like nothing we've seen before Enlarge this image toggle caption Seth Wenig/AP Seth Wenig/AP The omicron wave is hitting nursing homes hard, with infections among residents and staff reaching record highs in recent weeks. "What we've learned with the pandemic is that when there are large of COVID cases in the general …

‘Care home residents were 18 times more likely to die than those at home’
3 years, 2 months ago

‘Care home residents were 18 times more likely to die than those at home’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Care home residents were almost 20 times more likely to …

Care homes treated as ‘afterthought’ during first wave of pandemic, finds report
3 years, 5 months ago

Care homes treated as ‘afterthought’ during first wave of pandemic, finds report

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A joint inquiry by the Science and Technology Committee and the Health and Social …

The Push For Nursing Home Reform In The Middle Of A Pandemic : 1A
3 years, 6 months ago

The Push For Nursing Home Reform In The Middle Of A Pandemic : 1A

NPR  

The Push For Nursing Home Reform In The Middle Of A Pandemic Enlarge this image toggle caption Hugh Hastings/Getty Images Hugh Hastings/Getty Images According to AARP, at least 186,000 nursing home residents and staff have died from COVID-19. For many, the pandemic has exposed cracks in our long-term care system — such as staffing shortages and unenforced rules. Aging adults …

For those with dementia, Covid’s impact has been brutal
3 years, 9 months ago

For those with dementia, Covid’s impact has been brutal

Hindustan Times  

As evening approaches, the 90-year-old lady, living with her son and daughter-in-law, in a Gurugram flat, is restless. Says Dasgupta, “We have switched to online sessions but there’s concern about being judged by the family and they tend to withdraw.’’ India has 5.3 million dementia patients. “We were able to keep our facilities safe till September last year, but once …

Great-grandmother, 78, faces being EVICTED from her care home today
4 years, 4 months ago

Great-grandmother, 78, faces being EVICTED from her care home today

Daily Mail  

A great-grandmother who is being evicted from her care home after having an 'unauthorised' visit through an open patio door with her police officer daughter had nearly died from Covid-19. Ms Hobbs - pictured outside the care home today - said she was 'heartbroken' that her mother had been evicted, and felt terrified about having to find her a new …

We've investigated aged care for the past three years. These are the stories that shocked us
4 years, 5 months ago

We've investigated aged care for the past three years. These are the stories that shocked us

ABC  

It was billed as the "opportunity of a lifetime". And as senior counsel assisting said in the final hearings of the Aged Care Quality and Safety Royal Commission last week, it is "the most in-depth and thorough examination of Australia's aged care systems that has ever been undertaken". The day after our story aired, the regulator, the Aged Care Quality …

Dying of loneliness: How COVID-19 is killing dementia patients
4 years, 5 months ago

Dying of loneliness: How COVID-19 is killing dementia patients

Al Jazeera  

Elderly people living in care homes are not just dying from coronavirus; they are dying because of the response to it. “God help the people who can’t.” Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, nursing homes and other communal living facilities have been particularly hard hit, with the virus spreading more easily in confined spaces. “It’s been really hard to …

Elderly homes in Australia under fire after high COVID-19 deaths
4 years, 5 months ago

Elderly homes in Australia under fire after high COVID-19 deaths

Al Jazeera  

Elderly people in privately-run care homes account for about three quarters of the country’s COVID-19 deaths. Melbourne, Australia – Neville Vaughan was the “life of the party” at the aged care home, where he lived in Melbourne’s northern suburbs. The Royal Commission also revealed that the government regulator on aged care and safety gave perfect compliance ratings in 2018 and …

Elderly people and coronavirus: It’s the worst disaster of the pandemic. But WHO chief says our lack of concern shows ‘moral bankruptcy’
4 years, 6 months ago

Elderly people and coronavirus: It’s the worst disaster of the pandemic. But WHO chief says our lack of concern shows ‘moral bankruptcy’

CNN  

CNN — They are among the greatest victims of coronavirus, yet elderly people continue to be dismissed, despite growing evidence of the devastating effects the pandemic has had on them. Earlier this week, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he had heard people describing high Covid-19 death rates among older people as “fine.” “No, when the elderly are …

After declining, Covid-19 cases are rising again in US nursing homes
4 years, 7 months ago

After declining, Covid-19 cases are rising again in US nursing homes

CNN  

CNN — When Suzanne Wright got the phone call on Tuesday that her 84-year-old mother, who lives in a Florida nursing home 1,600 miles away, tested positive for Covid-19, she was a little perplexed. The nursing home had 11 case the week prior, “their first big run of cases among residents,” said Wright, adding that some staff had also tested …

Elderly dementia patients living indefinitely in NT public hospitals, advocacy group says
4 years, 8 months ago

Elderly dementia patients living indefinitely in NT public hospitals, advocacy group says

ABC  

EH* is an elderly man with dementia who has been living full time between Northern Territory public hospitals since 2016 and has been on a waiting list for a bed in a nursing home for more than three years. Key points: COTA NT puts the cost of caring for EH in hospital at $2,000 a day He has been waiting …

Why Covid-19 took a devastating toll on people in nursing homes (opinion)
4 years, 9 months ago

Why Covid-19 took a devastating toll on people in nursing homes (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Robert Egge is the chief public policy officer of the Alzheimer’s Association and the executive director of the Alzheimer’s Impact Movement. Many families entrust long-term care communities to provide good attention and safety for their loved ones, including the 48% who have Alzheimer’s or another dementia. The Alzheimer’s Association has been sounding the alarm for our publicly elected …

Nursing home deaths: A quarter of US nursing homes report at least one covid infection
4 years, 9 months ago

Nursing home deaths: A quarter of US nursing homes report at least one covid infection

CNN  

CNN — Nearly 26,000 nursing home residents have died from coronavirus, according to federal data released Monday. One quarter of nursing homes had at least one case, and one in five had at least one death, according to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The report marks the first nationwide government tally showing the impact of the pandemic …

The world sacrificed its elderly in the race to protect hospitals. The result was a catastrophe in care homes
4 years, 10 months ago

The world sacrificed its elderly in the race to protect hospitals. The result was a catastrophe in care homes

CNN  

London CNN — Three months ago, as the novel coronavirus began to gain a foothold in countries across Europe, officials in the UK said they were still confident that the risk to the British public remained low. Data published on LTCcovid shows that more than half of all coronavirus deaths in nations including Belgium, France, Ireland, Canada and Norway occurred …

Families battling to get elderly relatives out of care homes over Covid fears
4 years, 10 months ago

Families battling to get elderly relatives out of care homes over Covid fears

Daily Mail  

Coronavirus deaths in care homes peaked nine days after the crisis in NHS hospitals, official figures today revealed. In comparison, the number of daily deaths peaked on April 8 in hospitals - where the majority of coronavirus fatalities happen When the number of COVID-19 patients dying was at its highest in hospitals, around April 8, it was still relatively low …

Revealed: Care homes were told outbreak 'very unlikely' even as coronavirus cases hit 800
4 years, 10 months ago

Revealed: Care homes were told outbreak 'very unlikely' even as coronavirus cases hit 800

The Telegraph  

The need to make additional plans for care homes was raised in a discussion of the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group, which advises the government on pandemics. One such paper, “Guidelines on the management of outbreaks of influenza-like illness in care homes”, published in 2018, advises that “care home. Other documents – including the 2012 “Health and …

Doctor’s Note: The ‘forgotten’ care home victims of coronavirus
4 years, 10 months ago

Doctor’s Note: The ‘forgotten’ care home victims of coronavirus

Al Jazeera  

I have been a doctor for more than 15 years but I cannot remember the last time I felt like this. The brutal truth is that elderly people living in care homes are much less likely to benefit from being tended to in intensive care units than younger, healthier people. The patient was isolated in one of the rooms in …

4,000 feared dead in care homes: Coronavirus death toll is being shockingly underreported
4 years, 11 months ago

4,000 feared dead in care homes: Coronavirus death toll is being shockingly underreported

Daily Mail  

A 'hidden epidemic' of coronavirus in care homes may have cost 4,000 lives, experts warned last night. Mike Padgham, of the Independent Care Group, which represents care homes and home care providers, said he believed the virus could already have claimed the lives of at least 4,000 residents. Stanley Park care home in Stanley after thirteen residents died after displaying …

All care home residents showing coronavirus symptoms will be tested, ministers pledge
4 years, 11 months ago

All care home residents showing coronavirus symptoms will be tested, ministers pledge

The Telegraph  

Ministers are also facing questions over why nearly half of the extra deaths recorded by the ONS – nearly 2,500 in total – were not officially linked to coronavirus. Instead, some doctors are attributing care home deaths to "dementia" or "old age" even when symptoms suggest the person died from coronavirus, senior sources said. Dr Martin Marshall, the chair of …

Nursing home residents hard hit by corona, lack of tests and equipment: NRC
4 years, 11 months ago

Nursing home residents hard hit by corona, lack of tests and equipment: NRC

Dutch News  

The NRC reports that almost half the residents of a Rotterdam nursing home unit for elderly dementia patients have died in the past three weeks, probably from coronavirus. On Wednesday, RIVM infectious diseases chief Jaap van Dissel told MPs that coronavirus cases have been identified in at least 900 of the Netherlands’ 2,500 nursing homes but it is unclear as …

Nursing home residents hard hit by corona, lack of tests and equipment: NRC
4 years, 11 months ago

Nursing home residents hard hit by corona, lack of tests and equipment: NRC

Dutch News  

The NRC reports that almost half the residents of a Rotterdam nursing home unit for elderly dementia patients have died in the past three weeks, probably from coronavirus. On Wednesday, RIVM infectious diseases chief Jaap van Dissel told MPs that coronavirus cases have been identified in at least 900 of the Netherlands’ 2,500 nursing homes but it is unclear as …

Coronavirus: Dementia patients experiencing increased levels of confusion during pandemic
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus: Dementia patients experiencing increased levels of confusion during pandemic

The Independent  

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More than 25,000 dementia patients sectioned in past five years amid warnings they are being locked up to 'control' their behaviour
5 years, 1 month ago

More than 25,000 dementia patients sectioned in past five years amid warnings they are being locked up to 'control' their behaviour

The Telegraph  

Dementia patients can be held in facilities where they are at risk of harm from younger residents and without mobility aids such as raised toilet seats and grab rails in toilets, Age UK warned. Lesley Carter, Clinical Lead and Senior Health Influencing Manager at Age UK, said there are “many sad stories” from families of sectioned dementia sufferers often found …

Financial crisis in regional nursing homes sparks fear many may run out of money
5 years, 2 months ago

Financial crisis in regional nursing homes sparks fear many may run out of money

ABC  

Residential aged care facilities in regional Australia are experiencing unprecedented financial distress and analysts say urgent measures are needed to stop many from having to close. Key points: Regional aged care facilities across Australia are grappling with financial distress, with one survey indicating more than 65 per cent are operating at a loss Stakeholders say the issue relates to funding …

Nursing home residents share scathing insights as bureaucrats admit aged care failings
5 years, 5 months ago

Nursing home residents share scathing insights as bureaucrats admit aged care failings

ABC  

"I wouldn't even send my dog to it. That was the stinging assessment of residential aged care Aboriginal man Uncle Brian Campbell gave this week to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Safety and Quality. "My dad is in a wheelchair and he wanted to go to the toilet and they said, 'We will get to him when we can'," …

‘Alarming rise’ in reports of care home abuse in England
5 years, 9 months ago

‘Alarming rise’ in reports of care home abuse in England

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The idea they are facing such an increase is …

The young people forced to live in aged care homes and the push to get them out
6 years ago

The young people forced to live in aged care homes and the push to get them out

ABC  

In the space of two short years, Kirby Littley went from being a young teacher with the world at her feet, to a patient in an aged care home, barely able to speak. Key points: More than 6,000 young people with disabilities are forced to live in aged care facilities Kirby Littley's parents managed to secure NDIS funding to modify …

Aged care ratings do not tell what you need to know about Australian nursing homes
6 years, 10 months ago

Aged care ratings do not tell what you need to know about Australian nursing homes

ABC  

When you're deciding which nursing home will best care for your vulnerable elderly parent or grandparent, you'd probably like to avoid the ones with a high rate of pressure sores or malnutrition. It provides a national estimate of the extent of some dangerous medical conditions for those in residential care: Pressure sores: "Up to 42 per cent" Malnutrition: "Ranges from …

One in six care homes for elderly at risk of failure as sector is 'pushed to brink', research shows
7 years, 7 months ago

One in six care homes for elderly at risk of failure as sector is 'pushed to brink', research shows

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy One in six care homes in the UK are showing …

A third of monitored nursing homes fail safety and care standards
8 years, 8 months ago

A third of monitored nursing homes fail safety and care standards

Dutch News  

About a third of 150 Dutch nursing homes fail to meet safety and care standards, according to a Health Care Inspectorate report published on Monday. The report says that 38 of the homes are under ‘intensive monitoring’ and 11 caused serious concerns, where more intervention is required. Junior health secretary Martin van Rijn told ANP that the situation is ‘unacceptable’ …

A third of monitored nursing homes fail safety and care standards
8 years, 8 months ago

A third of monitored nursing homes fail safety and care standards

Dutch News  

About a third of 150 Dutch nursing homes fail to meet safety and care standards, according to a Health Care Inspectorate report published on Monday. The report says that 38 of the homes are under ‘intensive monitoring’ and 11 caused serious concerns, where more intervention is required. Junior health secretary Martin van Rijn told ANP that the situation is ‘unacceptable’ …

Care home sector in 'meltdown' with UK's largest provider threatened by US vulture fund
9 years, 4 months ago

Care home sector in 'meltdown' with UK's largest provider threatened by US vulture fund

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Four Seasons Health Care, which cares for thousands of …

Complaints about nursing home closures flood in, vulnerable elderly affected
10 years, 11 months ago

Complaints about nursing home closures flood in, vulnerable elderly affected

Dutch News  

At least 500 frail elderly people have been forced to move to a different nursing home because their own home is being shut down due to government policy. ‘People are becoming upset and uneasy and I think too little is being done to prevent that,’ said NPCF director Wilna Wind on Radio 1 news. This approach is unnecessary and irresponsible.’ …

Complaints about nursing home closures flood in, vulnerable elderly affected
10 years, 11 months ago

Complaints about nursing home closures flood in, vulnerable elderly affected

Dutch News  

At least 500 frail elderly people have been forced to move to a different nursing home because their own home is being shut down due to government policy. ‘People are becoming upset and uneasy and I think too little is being done to prevent that,’ said NPCF director Wilna Wind on Radio 1 news. This approach is unnecessary and irresponsible.’ …

Shortage of suitable flats looms for elderly to live in independently
11 years, 2 months ago

Shortage of suitable flats looms for elderly to live in independently

Dutch News  

There will be a shortage of up to 80,000 homes suitable for people who are no longer entitled to residential care over the next eight years, according to a government advisory committee in a new report. The government wants to ensure more elderly and people with disabilities or psychiatric problems remain living in their own homes with friends and family …

Shortage of suitable flats looms for elderly to live in independently
11 years, 2 months ago

Shortage of suitable flats looms for elderly to live in independently

Dutch News  

There will be a shortage of up to 80,000 homes suitable for people who are no longer entitled to residential care over the next eight years, according to a government advisory committee in a new report. The government wants to ensure more elderly and people with disabilities or psychiatric problems remain living in their own homes with friends and family …

'Less than half' of dementia sufferers have 'good quality of life' in care homes
12 years, 1 month ago

'Less than half' of dementia sufferers have 'good quality of life' in care homes

The Independent  

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'Excellence ratings' for care homes
14 years, 1 month ago

'Excellence ratings' for care homes

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nursing homes are to be told to submit to new "excellence …

Dementia: doctors lay stress on professional care
14 years, 11 months ago

Dementia: doctors lay stress on professional care

The Hindu  

There is an acute need for exclusive geriatric medical care facilities, geriatric psychiatry units and trained care-givers for those with dementia, as nearly four per cent of those above the age of 55 in the State have been found to have dementia, the highest prevalence rate in the country, doctors said at a workshop organised here recently by the Alzheimer's …

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