For those of us who work alongside people with cognitive difficulties – including those with dementia – a working knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, and the confidence to use this knowledge, is essential and empowering. The Mental Capacity ...

The care home system is facing one of its biggest crises to date, with growing costs triggered by regulatory changes and employee pay legislation, increased insolvencies leading to less choice for consumers, and recruitment and retention challenges. Despite soaring demand ...

Dominic Grieve MP is promoting a new law to make it compulsory to have CCTV cameras in care homes. One of the ills that such a measure is trying to remedy is the upturn in reports of abuse of vulnerable ...

At the same time as nursing and care homes face ever-increasing financial pressure and demand for beds, they are also under growing scrutiny in terms of the quality of care they provide. One of today’s biggest questions then, is how ...

In May this year, former Attorney General, Dominic Grieve, called for a legal requirement for every care home in Britain to be fitted with surveillance cameras to protect residents. He suggested that: “Requiring the public parts of care homes to ...

By Laura Hannah, associate solicitor at national law firm Stephensons It was recently reported that an 82-year-old woman was permitted to register as a manager of a 25 bed care home for elderly residents by the Care Quality Commission (‘CQC’) ...

It’s no secret that Brexit and the falling pound, making it less advantageous for EU citizens to work in the UK, are having a detrimental effect on staff recruitment within care homes. Recent data1 shows that currently seven per cent ...

By Paul Casson, Technical Field Manager, Rentokil Specialist Hygiene & Dr Peter Barratt, Technical Manager, Initial Washroom Hygiene For both managers and employees in healthcare environments, it’s of paramount importance to maintain the highest possible standards of hygiene. Failure to ...

Care home providers face tough penalties if found to be in breach of their immigration compliance duties. But, as immigration lawyer Anne Morris explains, the Home Office itself has a track record of failing to follow correct procedures, meaning care ...

There’s a skills and recruitment crisis that’s hitting social care hard. Of course, this isn’t news to anyone. Every care provider is looking at ways to attract more staff and to keep the ones they have – to keep them ...