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Head of care who binned residents’ medication handed custodial sentence

Care home groups Operators by Lee Peart on May 13, 2019

A head of care who threw elderly residents’ medication in the bin has been handed a custodial sentence and suspended for 18 months.Susan McIntosh deliberatel

CQC wins court battle to prevent provider from increasing people at service

Business Compliance by Lee Peart on August 24, 2018

A Tribunal has supported the CQC’s decision to prevent Care Management Group (CMG) Limited from increasing the number of people

Assault case against former Four Seasons carer quashed

Business Care home groups Care homes with nursing Compliance Legal Advice Operators by Lee Peart on April 13, 2018

A Court case against a former Four Seasons care assistant has been thrown out following appeal. The case against Catrina

Charity calls for punishment of providers failing to disclose abuse

Business Compliance Legislation by Lee Peart on March 9, 2018

Care home providers who fail to disclose alleged abuse should be punishable by law, a national charity has said. Action

Ideal Carehomes loses High Court battle to halt CQC report

Business Care home groups Care homes without nursing Compliance Operators by Lee Peart on January 24, 2018

Ideal Carehomes has lost a legal battle to half the publication of a CQC report rating its Ashworth Grange service

CQC uses new powers to step up enforcement action

Business Compliance by Lee Peart on September 13, 2017

The CQC used new powers to increase enforcement action by 75% in 2016/17, its annual report reveals. Enforcement actions rose 75% in the year to 1,910 compared with 1,090 in the previous year after the

Leading barrister to head CQC internal investigation

Business Compliance by Lee Peart on September 7, 2017

Sir Paul Jenkins KCB QC (Hon) has been appointed by the CQC to lead an independent investigation into its actions

Former HC-One care assistant faces swearing charges

Business Care home groups Care homes with nursing Operators by Lee Peart on August 2, 2017

A former HC-one care assistant is facing misconduct charges for allegedly swearing in front of a care home resident. Hilda

Care homes not meeting legal requirements

Business Compliance Legal Advice Legislation by Lee Peart on July 17, 2017

Many care homes are not meeting their legal requirements, according to research by consumer magazine, Which? Thousands of older people

Care suppliers respond to CQC’s State of Care report

Business Care Home Management Care Planning Systems Compliance Medical Solutions by Lee Peart on July 10, 2017

Care home services and equipment suppliers have responded to last week’s publication by the CQC of its annual overview of

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