Monthly Archives: July 2011

Bedsores: the treatable killer

Bedsores: the treatable killer

Bedsores are caused in the main by neglectful nursing care for the bed-ridden. Why are we allowing it to happen?

With proper mattresses and regular turning, there is no need for bedsores to develop - Bedsores: the treatable killer

With proper mattresses and regular turning, there is no need for bedsores to develop Photo: PHOTOLIBRARY.COM
 
By Max Pemberton

7:30AM BST 11 Jul 2011

The nurse pulled back the covers and I recoiled instinctively. It wasn’t so much the sight of the raw flesh that made me feel ill as the smell.

“It must have been like this for months,” said the nurse. “How can they claim to be caring for this poor woman when they leave her to develop sores like this?”

Southern Cross set to shut down and stop running homes

Southern Cross set to shut down and stop running homes

Southern Cross sign
 Trading in the company’s shares has been suspended
Landlords owning all 752 care homes in the Southern Cross Group have said they want to leave the group.

“It is currently envisaged that the existing group will cease to be an operator of homes,” an update on the restructuring process said.

As a result, trading in the company’s shares has been suspended.

Becoming A Carer

Becoming A Carer

 

Girl
 

  I’m searching for myself
  I used to be around
  But now that i’m a carer
  I just can’t be found

  I used to be so different
  Not worried and tired all the time
  There are only so many hours in a day
  And not many of them mine

  I really miss my freedom
  The fun and carefree days
  A time when i knew who i was
  And not lost within this maze.

  Myrna.