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Care homes given five star ratings fail key standards
28 October 2012 Last updated at 01:28
Care homes given five star ratings fail key standards
By Hannah Barnes Reporter, 5 live Investigates
Concerns have been raised about the consistency of independent assessments of care homes.Care homes with five-star ratings are receiving premium fees despite not meeting essential standards set out by the care regulator.
Local authorities pay higher fees to care homes awarded top ratings.
But critics say this is a “cheque book system” open to any home prepared to pay for a rating.
The Care Quality Commission advises people to visit homes and check their most recent CQC inspection report before making a decision on care.
Volunteers helping older people learn the internet!
7:30am Sunday 21st October 2012 in News By Emily Roberts, Chief Reporter
OVERTON has been asked to take part in a project to provide information to elderly residents.
Hampshire County Council ran a pilot of the Village Agent project in 14 villages, and has now given a grant to continue and extend it across rural Hampshire during the next three years.
It works by recruiting volunteers to offer four-to-six hours of their time a week to help increase and improve the way older people find and benefit from, information and advice.
A representative from the project spoke to Overton Parish Council and said: “Elderly people don’t necessarily get on the compu-ter very much so when they need information they have difficulty finding it. It’s things like care facilities, or getting a blue badge. Sometimes they don’t even realise they exist.”
