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Let the elderly in care keep their own furniture to make it feel like home, says minister
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Allowing their possessions about them reassures old people in homes
- 25,000 care homes will be subjected to a ‘robust’ inspection scheme
- Care should be ‘personalised’ especially for those with dementia
By Tania Steere For Daily Mail
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Care homes should be fitted with the curtains, bedspreads and furniture of their occupants to try to make them a ‘civilised’ home from home, according to the Care Minister.
Norman Lamb warned last night that many residents, especially those with dementia, feel alienated and confused when ‘plunged into’ an unfamiliar environment.
The Daily Mail has waged a long-running Dignity for the Elderly campaign for better standards in hospitals and care homes.
Sinéad O’Connor talks Robin Williams’ death and mental health
‘people get treated like dirt’
She says that men and women with health issues are treated differently by the media
Sinéad O’Connor has spoken out about the death of Robin Williams to highlight that there is still a long way to go in breaking down the stigma of mental illness.
Mental health patients sent hundreds of miles for a bed
The cost of treating mental health inpatients in hospitals outside their local areas has spiralled, research by HSJ reveals.
Figures supplied by 21 NHS trusts reveal that their collective spending on out of area placements solely due to capacity pressures jumped 42 per cent, from £32m in 2011-12 to £46m in 2012-13 – the last full year for which figures were available.
According to HSJ research, the number of patients treated outside their areas also increased.
