All news on the topic: Care homes

Ereck Koworera was given a suspended sentence after being convicted of wilful neglect, and has now been struck off as a panel heard he had ignored a patient with a broken hip

President Joe Biden needs to be put in a “nursing home” while Trump is the “most resilient person” - after surviving the ‘grab ‘em by the p***y’ scandal. So says real-life Wolf of Wall Street Jordan Belfort

Since 2010 when the Tories first came into government there have been swingeing cuts to local authorities which have seen services like bin collections, bus routes and school crossing patrols take a hit

Robert and Patricia Lloyd had been married for over 50 years - both were terminally ill, suffering from lung cancer, and a brain tumour and dementia, and an inquest heard they likely took their own lives

Amy Kavanagh, 31, suffers from Rett Syndrome and was left without a bed at Glasgow’s Haydale Care Home after flooding caused water damage to her floor and ceiling

Since coming to live with them, "terrific older gentleman" Ty has given his owners, Bruno and Lee, heaps of joy

Steven Hicks showed up unannounced at the woman's Berkshire home after it transpired he'd been checking her medical files before assaulting her in his surgical mask and apron

The home run by AP Care Homes Limited only opened in July but was judged “inadequate” following its first Ofsted inspection in November but it is still recruiting for staff

Josef Fritzl is eligible for parole this year and a court psychiatrist says he is 'harmless' . The 88-year-old kept his daughter Elisabeth locked in a cellar for 24 years as his sex slave

A lack of sunlight in the cooler months in the UK can lead to people experiencing muscle weakness and pain as they are not getting enough of Vitamin D in their diet

Beryl Wall, 89, was subjected to horrific abuse at a care home in Wolverhampton - Ame Tunkara, Danny Ohen, Morounranti Adefila, and Bridget Aideyan were jailed after they were filmed hitting her

Cases of norovirus have rocketed by 18% in just a fortnight, as the winter vomiting bug sweeps across the UK. Here are the most common symptoms to watch out for

Jack Winter left the elderly woman with "extensive bruising" after the attack at Brooklands Care Home in Old Swan, Liverpool, where he had only been working for two weeks

Winter often sees a rise in common viruses like chickenpox, norovirus and flu which can keep children off school, but there are steps you can take to keep illness at bay

Arthur Hughes encountered Emma Skinner as an agency worker at his care home, where she had been working for just a week before pinching the jewellery item from it

Mr Berry called 999 himself after carrying out the violent attack on his wife of 6 1 years Edna at their bungalow in Turpins Close, Clacton-on-Sea, on February 21, 2023

Henry, along with 170 other dogs, was rescued from a South Korean meat farm by Humane Society International and now spends time with residents of a Brighton care home

The NHS has warned it is the last chance for vulnerable people to get the seasonal Covid vaccine as the JN.1 strain of the virus is flourishing in the UK with new symptoms

The World Health Organisation has listed four telltale indicators of scabies to watch out for as doctors address their concerns over a shortage in treatment options in the UK

Doctors in almost every region of the UK have seen rising cases of scabies - especially in young people and care homes - yet the NHS is seeing a supply chain crisis for drugs like permethrin and malathion

An Ohio woman is serving as an amazing example of the kind of attitude it takes to lead a really long life - as the 105-year-old is celebrating her birthday with Fireball shots and football

What stresses most of us out each Christmas, isn't cooking for tonnes of people, the present buying or non-stop rows about what to watch on the telly. It's actually spending time with our loved ones that can tip us over

Riad Bouchaker, aged 50, has been charged with attempting to kill three children and assault a care worker during an incident at Parnell Square in Dublin last month

Pixie and Pickles visit care homes, schools, hospices and refuges

Professor Martin Green, chief executive of Care England, warned that new visa rules announced by the Home Office could have an enormous impact on vulnerable users with an estimated 152,000 vacancies