All news on the topic: Nursing homes

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Millions of Brits to get Covid booster as cases climb to year's highest spike
Health officials said care home residents in England will be able to have the spring Covid booster from Monday with millions more people set to get the jab from Wednesday
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Council tax bills soar from today - search for your town on our calculator
Council tax will soar by up to 5% for the majority of people in England on April 1 - in a fresh squeeze on family finances. Use our calculator to see how your bills will be affected this year
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Rotten meat may have been sold to customers in British supermarkets
Rotten meat may have been sold in British supermarkets and could have even made its way into schools and hospitals in food like ready meals, quiches, and sandwiches
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NHS covid app closing soon, but pandemic is far from over for disabled people
When everyone was pushed into shock lockdown on March 23rd, 2020, we’d already been in it for at least a week
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UK's 'most married man' retreats to care home claiming wives 'wore his body out'
Father-of-eight Ron Sheppard has been married a staggering eight times, but has now hung up his dating boots and moved to a care home, saying his love life has 'worn him out'
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Warning as norovirus cases increase again with kids and grandparents at risk
Infections are 73 per cent higher than the five-season average, according to the latest data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows - with those aged 65 and over and under 5s most impacted
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'The families bereaved by Covid deserve to hear the truth'
Millions of us were angered and disgusted by a dreadful whining noise coming from Westminster this week – the sound of Boris Johnson passing the buck for Partygate.
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'Boris Johnson partied as my dad died - and he knew exactly what he was doing'
Tiffany Jones’ world fell apart when her dad Colin died from Covid at 11.25pm on December 18 2020 - at that very moment, a Christmas party was in full swing at No 10 Downing Street
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Fury at Boris Johnson from Covid-bereaved families over Partygate testimony
The shameless former PM claimed he was only at leaving dos because it was his job to boost morale and staff deserved drinks as it was 'difficult times'
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'Boris Johnson's evidence was defensive, evasive and insulting'
His claim that it was important for morale that he attended leaving parties was deeply offensive to key workers who toiled through equally long hours in far more gruelling circumstances
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Thieving barmaid stole £34k from grandad to spend on 14-month 'almighty bender'
Nicole Taylor from Lancashire pilfered thousands from her grandad's life savings in a 14-month campaign to fund an 'almighty bender', involving cocaine, holidays, takeaways, and tattoos
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Create Older People's Commissioner to fight pensioners' corner, say campaigners
A host of organisations are demanding a new tsar to champion OAPs' rights in the corridors of power amid fears their voices are being silenced
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Woman, 88, dies 28 days after 'inhumane' carers stop giving her food or water
Sarene Taylor, 88, was sent to die in a care home after foods and fluids were withdrawn, her devastated son has said, calling the experience of end of life care "harrowing" and "inhumane"
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Scrapping mental health funding for NHS staff 'reckless', Tories told
Wellbeing Hubs were set up in 2020 to help medics with the stress and trauma of the Covid-19 pandemic - but the number of referrals to the hubs is continuing to rise, and cash is set to run out in a matter of weeks
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'Gloria's Law ensures no elderly or vulnerable person dies alone in a care home'
Voice of the Mirror explains the Mirror's campaign for Gloria's Law which would make it mandatory to have a support worker in place to make sure no one in a care home dies alone
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Angry families of 63 loved ones who died alone in lockdown call for new law
While the government was partying through lockdown, these families were unable to say goodbye to their loved ones as they died in care homes alone and scared
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Son claims mum being left to die slowly with no food or water after stroke
Rob Taylor, from North Wales, said his mum's condition was an "absolutely harrowing" experience for the family when she was left to die with no food or water for 25 days
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Woman, 108, shares her secrets to long life - including unexpected lunch treat
Mary Ann Clifton, known as Rosina, has celebrated her 108th birthday at a care home in Orpington, Kent, and she has revealed her secret to a long and happy life
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Lockdown files show Government let disabled people die. We need to examine that
Lockdowns are still viewed as the worst thing that happened in during the pandemic - when it should be the travesty of how many disabled people were allowed to perish
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Police to 'choose' who sex offender can date after assaulting 4 women in a month
Alan Worthington, 62, has been told he will only be allowed to have normal adult relationships after assaulting four women who were vulnerable and unable to refuse his unwanted advances
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Family whose baby died after being drugged & harnessed offered 'insulting' £13k
A family whose baby tragically died after she was found hanging from a harness used to strap her to a bed have branded an offer of £13,300 compensation 'insulting'
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Council tax bills soaring in April - search for your town on our calculator
Council tax will soar by up to 5% for the majority of people in England on April 1 - in a fresh squeeze on family finances. Use our calculator to see how your bills will be affected this year
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Worst care homes ranked in interactive map - check where your loved ones live
More than 200 care homes around England have been found to be "inadequate" by inspectors and the worst parts of the country have been revealed where standards like care and safety have not been met
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'Pricey ear wax removal problem must be solved and quickly as GPs stop service'
Miriam Stoppard reveals that more than two million people are suffering from the need to have earwax removed now the service has been stopped by GPs
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Health chiefs splashed thousands on fancy taps as NHS begged for PPE in pandemic
Health Minister Will Quince confirmed that the Department of Health spent £15,300 on 14 lavish wash and dry devices at the height of the first Covid lockdown, with Labour branding it 'one rule for them and another for everyone else'