According to data obtained from the Office of National Statistics (ONS), deaths from bedsore related health problems outnumber any other cause of death amongst care home residents over the last few years. The figures were released from ONS data on request from the Guardian newspaper* as part of an investigation into the state of care home management at the end […]
Bedsores the Main Factor in ONS Survey of Unnecessary Care Home Deaths
The CQC Find Bed Sore Concerns in a Tyneside Care Home
Most facilities that care for children, such as a school, or that look after the elderly as happens in a care home, are subject to inspections from time to time, whether the establishment operates under government management or is a private concern. There is usually a government watchdog in place which tries to oversee institutions that are given the responsibility […]
The CQC Puts Dorset Care Home in Special Measures
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has placed an East Dorset Home belonging to the Waypoints Care Group in special measures after an unsatisfactory inspection report at the end of last year. The inspection revealed numerous health and safety issues at the care home, including the unsatisfactory treatment of pressure sores amongst elderly residents. Pressure sores, or bed sores as they […]
Pressure Sores are More of a Risk for Dementia Patients
Patients that have dementia face health risks that many other people with chronic illnesses do not. One of the problems that dementia sufferers face which is potentially preventable is the development of pressure sores. These are also commonly known as bed sores or pressure ulcers and as the name suggests are caused when people lie prone on their bed for […]
Pressure Sores Not the Only Problem in Cornwall Care Home Scandal
It seems that it was only an undercover investigation by BBC’s Panorama reporters that led to four residential homes for the elderly run by the Morleigh Group in Cornwall being rated as inadequate by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The undercover reporting and subsequent visits by CQC inspectors uncovered horrifying conditions at the four Cornwall homes, including pressure sores, urine […]