Monthly Archives: June 2013
If only more care homes would open their door to the public!
Care homes open doors to the public
Care homes across South Yorkshire opened their doors to the public to celebrate National Care Home Open Day.
The idea behind the day is to encourage people to visit their local care home to develop better relationships between the homes and the community.
Norton Lees Hall and Lodge, a care home which specialises in the treatment of residents with dementia, was visited by MP for Sheffield Heeley Meg Munn and singer Jesscia Armstrong to mark the occasion.
Walk to honour Sunderland’s carers
The Mayor of Sunderland Coun. Bob Heron officially starts the Walk in Celebration of Carers at Herrington Country Park, on Friday.
by Sue Kirby
sue.kirby@northeast-press.co.uk
PEOPLE from across Wearside took a walk in the park in honour of carers.
Herrington Country Park hosted The Walk in Celebration of Carers, which was officially started by the Mayor of Sunderland Councillor Bob Heron.
People with learning disabilities and carers walked a one-mile route to recognise and celebrate the important role played by the 32,500 carers across Sunderland, who look after ill and disabled family members or friends.
The walk was organised by Washington Multi-Purpose Centre, part of Sunderland City Council’s Health, Housing and Adult Services, to link in with National Carers Week, and was supported by Sunderland Carers’ Centre and Asda.
Coun Heron said: “It is an honour and a privilege to be part of this celebration of caring in Sunderland.
“Caring can be anything from a full-time commitment to spending a couple of hours a week looking after others, helping them have a better quality of life.
CQC: Hunt urges calls for serious action if cover-up proved
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said there should be “very, very serious consequences” for anyone found guilty of a cover-up at the Care Quality Commission.
He said he would support disciplinary action if allegations against individuals are proved.
Mr Hunt said the healthcare regulator for England was “fundamentally flawed” when it was set up four years ago.
But he backed the new management team now running the CQC.
However, Amanda Pollard, a former CQC inspector who left after she became disillusioned, warns there may be more scandals ahead.
