All news on the topic: Nursing homes

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Three in five Brits fear crisis-hit social care system will not meet their needs
The alert comes in a poll for the Liberal Democrats amid growing warnings about the impact the social care crisis is having on the under-pressure NHS as it battles strikes and backlogs
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Woman who 'died' at care home wakes up when she arrives at funeral home
An 82-year-old woman was pronounced dead at a nursing home and was moved to a funeral home, but soon she started breathing again leaving workers in shock - and now an investigation has been launched
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'Artificial intelligence could spot UTI linked to millions of deaths – and fast'
Miriam Stoppard reveals a quick, non-invasive new method that could revolutionise the diagnosis of UTIs
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NHS walkouts off in Wales but No10 says no talks to avert strikes in England
Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) will walk out on Monday and Tuesday in England, while GMB members employed by the ambulance service will also strike on Monday
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Body of 96-year-old woman dumped in home freezer for years with daughter charged
Investigators believe the body of Regina Michalski could have been in the freezer for two years. Her daughter Eva Bratcher has been charged with concealing the death in Chicago, US
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Funeral parlour finds woman in body bag declared dead still alive and breathing
A 66-year-old woman was found alive and breathing at a funeral parlour after being sent in a body bag from a care home in Des Moines, Iowa, where she was declared dead
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World's oldest person shares life advice that helped her get to ripe age of 115
Maria Branyas Morera from California is 115-years-old and described her life as a "gift", and now she's shared her life advice - and it turns out she doesn't have time for the haters
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Matt Hancock breaks silence on huge I'm A Celeb fee with less than 5% to charity
The MP appeared on Good Morning Britain on Tuesday morning, sitting in the ITV studio with Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley
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Brink's-Mat robbers put gun to security guard's head and doused him in petrol
Michael Scouse was forced to open the vault in what would become one of the most infamous heists in history – the Brink’s-Mat bullion raid
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Hotel's classy response to guest who complained 'it smells like a nursing home'
A Blackpool hotel owner has hit back at disgruntled guest who complained the building was a "disgrace" and needed a refurbishment, saying the claims were 'frankly a lie'
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'My dad survived Hitler - I found out his full story at 43 and must share it'
Maralyn Turgel spoke to the Mirror about what it was like growing up with a Holocaust survivor father and why it's paramount her family keep his story alive this Holocaust Memorial Day
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Giant 5ft bird sends couple into frenzy around countryside after getting lost
In this week's Pet Club, pet bird Basil sent his owners into a frenzy when he ran off, Izzy the moggy learnt to use the video doorbell to get into the house and spaniel Penny has a miracle rescue after falling off a 27ft cliff
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100-year-old woman says secret to long and happy life is 'avoiding strange men'
Olive Westerman, 100, from South Kirby, West Yorkshire, says the secret to living 10 decades on earth is 'not speaking to strange men' and always having a young heart
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Teen finds out she's pregnant after going into labour as she's left in disbelief
An 18-year-old teenager says she repeatedly told her mum 'this isn't possible' after she discovered she was pregnant only hours before giving birth to a healthy baby daughter
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Tories raking in money from private health firms as NHS is on its knees
A number of high ranking and wealthy Conservative party members have links to private health care companies which, in turn, are profiting from the current NHS crisis
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'Foolish' prison nurse texted man jailed for sexually assaulting screaming woman
Mental health nurse Racheal Donegan became close with prison inmate Lloyd Senior back in 2016 when she was involved in providing his medication, but has avoided being struck off
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Arlene Phillips and Vicky McClure call on Rishi Sunak to prioritise dementia
The stars will deliver an open letter launched by Alzheimer’s Society and signed by more than 36,000 members of the public to Downing Street - it will urge the Government to deliver on its dementia commitments
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'As NHS struggled, Tories were spending money on overpriced or defective PPE'
Of £12billion in PPE contracts doled out as the pandemic took hold, more than a quarter went to Tory donors or the mates of ministers. Conservative Covid cronyism left a bitter aftertaste
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Fix NHS crisis by giving care staff national pay and standards, says Union boss
Christina McAnea of 1.4million member Unison says a National Care Service fully integrated with the NHS is the only way to stop 13,000 patients fit to leave hospital staying put and holding up new admissions because they have nowhere to go
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War hero gets 160 cards on his 108th birthday thanks to kindness of strangers
Donald Rose woke on the big day to find 50 cards from complete strangers from across the UK - and after a Royal British Legion appeal, his care home was swamped with another 110 in the following week
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'Tories are responsible for strikes as they refuse to start proper negotiations'
We urge Rishi Sunak to authorise constructive engagement to find common ground with these desperate workers. People rely on the NHS and he is failing to deliver
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NHS staff told to work harder as pay talks with Tories branded 'an insult'
Health Secretary Steve Barclay was today accused of insulting NHS staff, who the Tories roundly hailed and applauded for their dedication at the height of Covid
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Plan to move 3,000 hospital patients into care homes branded 'sticking plaster'
Health Secretary Steve Barclay said he 'regretted' patients' experience but blamed a surge of flu in England's hospitals as he unveiled a plan to discharge thousands within weeks
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Exact date you need to check for £600 free cash payment this week
The money is made up of the Winter Fuel Payment and Pensioner Cost of Living Payment, both of which are being sent out by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
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NHS to buy care beds for thousands of patients stuck in hospitals in crisis plan
Health Secretary Steve Barclay will today unveil a emergency winter package to alleviate the intense pressures on emergency departments - but care bosses warned it would not fix the crisis