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Selective vision
- Author:
- MITCHELL David
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 19.10.04, 2004, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
The recent review of care services in Scotland by the Care Commission revealed widespread irregularities. Discusses the review findings. Looks in particular at unmet regulations, funding and practice issues.
How do we care?: the availability of registered care homes and childrens homes in England and their performance against National Minimum Standards 2002-03
- Authors:
- DALLEY Gillian, et al
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office,|National Care Standards Commission
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 60p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report, issued under section 7 of the Care Standards Act 2000, is one of a series looking at specific topics. It examines the availability of care homes for older people and younger adults and children’s homes in England and examines their performance in relation to the National Minimum Standards. The report is based on registration information up to October 2003 and inspection data gathered during 2002-03, the Commission’s first year of operation.
Handled with care?: managing medication for residents of care homes and children's homes: a follow up study
- Author:
- COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL CARE INSPECTION
- Publisher:
- Commission for Social Care Inspection
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 44p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The evidence from this report is that homes are still not placing enough importance on this critical area of care. In March 2004, the National Care Standards Commission (NCSC), a predecessor organisation to CSCI, reported on homes’ performance on managing medication. The report identified significant deficiencies in homes’ performance and practice and was instrumental in focusing attention on the need for homes to take urgent remedial action. The key areas of poor performance identified in the NCSC report were; wrong medication being given to residents; poor recording of medicines received and administered; medicines being inappropriately handled by unqualified staff; medicines being stored inappropriately. The report shows that there has been some slight improvement in performance overall, with the exception of nursing homes for older people. But the rate of improvement in such a crucial area of care has been disappointingly slow, with nearly half the care homes for older people and younger adults, providing 210,000 places for residents, still not meeting the minimum standard relating to medication. The primary responsibility for this failure rests with the homes themselves.
Choice, power, performance: the need for information on care services in England
- Authors:
- UNSWORTH Louise, et al
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office,|National Care Standards Commission
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 35p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The National Care Standards Commission regulates and inspects social care and independent health care services in England. This report, based on data gathered during 2002-03 from about 16,7000 care homes and children's homes, provides the first ever national review of how care services in England provide information in relation to the national minimum standards. The information standard sets out how care homes and children's homes should provide information to the public about services and facilities. Findings include that performance against the information standard varies widely by region and by provider type; with 24 per cent of care homes for older people, 29 per cent of care homes for younger people and 19 per cent of children's homes failing to meet the information standard.
A review of the quality of care homes in Scotland 2004
- Author:
- CARE COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Care Commission
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 43p.
- Place of publication:
- Dundee
The 45,000 people living in care homes are the biggest group of people who use care services in Scotland. Care homes for older people and for children and young people form the majority of this grouping. Of the 1,763 care homes of all types in Scotland, 908 (52%) are for older people with 34,240 residents, while 158 (9%) are for children and younger people with 1,022 places. This review for 2004 analyses information gathered during a 12-month period on the two important groups of people who use care services – older people in care homes, and children and young people in care homes. This analysis covers various quantitative and qualitative data giving a range of perspectives on the quality of care being experienced by these two groups of people.
A question of thought
- Author:
- COHEN Phil
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 10.2.94, 1994, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
When social services inspectors visit residential homes tensions can often run high because inspectors have the power to recommend court action or even closure of homes which fail to meet standards. Visits Hertfordshire's registration and inspection unit, the first in the country to negotiate a contract with local health authorities to inspect nursing homes on their behalf to see how they approach inspection.
Guidance on mandatory training for providers of care in regulated services
- Author:
- REGULATION AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY
- Publisher:
- Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 23p.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to Regulation and Quality Improvement (RQIA) inspection staff, and to registered managers and providers of services regulated by RQIA, providing advice on the types of mandatory training programmes that would assist organisations in meeting legislative requirements as outlined in Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) regulations and standards. This guidance sets out the recommended frequency of training and the staff grade/level to which it ought to be directed. The document is organised by the various services within the regulated sector: nursing homes; residential care homes; day care settings; children’s homes; residential family centres; domiciliary care agencies; and adult placement agencies.
Training in residential care
- Author:
- GEORGE Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 29, 21.2.03, 2003, pp.34-35.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
Briefly overviews the qualifications necessary for those working in residential care, now and in the near future.
Care Standards Act 2000: (Commencement No 9 (England) and Transitional and Savings (Provisions) Order 2001: guidance
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 59p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Regards the transitional and Savings Provisions Commencement Order to be issued under the Care Standards Act 2000 (CSA). The order sets out the transitional arrangements for different groups of providers who will be registered under Part II of the CSA, by the National Care Standards Commission (NCSC), when it takes over responsibility for the regulation of social care and independent health care services from April 2002.
Care Standards Bill (H.L.)
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 75p.
- Place of publication:
- London