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Good to read about this Caring care home
Care home’s got the golden touch
Stichell House resident Gladys Ferry with (left to right) Carole Sullivan, Margaret Clark, Julie Bradford and Sue Burke
A care home is celebrating after achieving a gold standard for the quality of its end-of-life care.
Stichell House, part of the Hospital of God in Greatham, has received prestigious commend status from the national Gold Standards Framework (GSF) in Care Homes Quality Hallmark Awards.
The status is awarded to care homes where staff have undergone extra training to improve the quality of end-of-life care they provide.
Police are investigating claims of violent abuse at a London nursing home
Abuse scandal at care home: Yard and council probe ‘disturbing’ claims
Emer Martin, Justin Davenport, and Rob Parsons
24 Jun 2011
Police are investigating claims of violent abuse at a London nursing home after a hidden camera caught a care worker slapping an elderly resident.
Care home firm to pay £150,000 over fatal fall
Care home firm to pay £150,000 over fatal fall
Friday 24th June 2011, 11:30AM BST.
A care home company has been ordered to pay £150,000 after a great-grandmother from the Black Country died after she fell from a sling.