Author Archives: wendy

The care home abuse epidemic

February 23, 2015   Carers, Featured Article, Older care

The care home abuse epidemic: Families make 15,000 complaints in just one year (and that’s just a fraction of the true scale)

  • Some 14,888 claims about welfare of residents aged 65 and over in 2013-14
  • And almost a third of these ‘safeguarding referrals’ were upheld
  • Only half of the 152 councils responded to freedom of information requests
  • Families claimed their complaints were often ignored or not taken seriously

By Claire Ellicott for the Daily Mail

Published: 01:03, 23 February 2015 | Updated: 01:04, 23 February 2015

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Supporting carers to stay in paid employment

February 22, 2015   Carers, Featured Article
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Library hosts course to teach new tablet technology

February 21, 2015   Carers, Featured Article, internet, Norfolk

Wendy Maxwell (front right) from Chill4Us carers, past and present, take a free course for carers at Hellesdon Library on how to use computer tablets. Picture by SIMON FINLAY.

Carers have been getting to grips with the latest technology thanks to a free course at Hellesdon Library.

The session on how to use computer tablets was organised by Chill4Us carers group, which runs a website for carers, with the help of
 social welfare law and tech charity Lasa.

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