GP practice ‘offloaded vulnerable patients to save money’ – The Guardian

Posted June 1st, 2012 in budgets, care homes, complaints, disabled persons, doctors, elderly, health, news by tracey

“A GP practice run by a doctor who has been of one of the most prominent supporters of Andrew Lansley’s health reforms de-registered elderly and disabled care home patients to save money, an NHS investigation has found.”

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The Guardian, 31st May 2012

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OAP given Asbo for playing her radio too loud – The Independent

Posted April 10th, 2012 in ASBOs, elderly, news, noise, nuisance by sally

“An 87-year-old woman has been given an interim anti-social behaviour order (Asbo) for playing her radio too loud and banging her walking stick on the wall, a council confirmed today.”

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The Independent, 10th April 2012

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A local authority and others v L – WLR Daily

Posted March 30th, 2012 in duress, elderly, injunctions, law reports, mental health, undue influence by tracey

A local authority and others v L: [2012] EWCA Civ 253;  [2012] WLR (D)  101

“The High Court’s inherent jurisdiction to protect vulnerable adults had survived the implementation of the Mental Capacity Act 2005. Thus the court could act where an adult’s capacity to make decisions for herself was overborne by circumstances such as undue influence or duress which were not covered by the Act.”

WLR Daily, 28th March 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Mohamed (Azza) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily

Posted March 22nd, 2012 in appeals, elderly, immigration, law reports by sally

Mohamed (Azza) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWCA Civ 331; [2012] WLR (D) 92

“The use of the superlative form in the phrase “the most exceptional compassionate circumstances” in paragraph 317(i)(e) of the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules (1994) stressed how extreme such circumstances had to be in order for an applicant to be granted indefinite leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom as the parent or grandparent aged under 65 of a person settled in the United Kingdom. The requirement was not met even where the financial dependency which qualified such a relative for entry was the factor which prevented his or her circumstances from being such exceptional circumstances.”

WLR Daily, 20th March 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Human Rights Review 2012 – Equality and Human Rights Commission

Posted March 6th, 2012 in elderly, human rights, news, reports, victims by sally

“The Commission today publishes a landmark review of how well public authorities deliver human rights protection and promotion in England and Wales. It is the second report in the ‘How Fair is Britain?’ series.”

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Equality and Human Rights Commission, 5th March 2012

Source: www.equalityhumanrights.com

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Treatment of elderly amounts to torture, says equality watchdog – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 6th, 2012 in civil partnerships, elderly, human rights, news, reports, torture, travellers by sally

“The treatment of elderly people in care is now so bad that it meets the legal definition of torture, the Government’s human rights watchdog said on Monday.”

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Daily Telegraph, 5th March 2012

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Care worker Sean Abbott jailed for assaults on elderly – BBC News

Posted March 5th, 2012 in assault, care homes, care workers, elderly, news, professional conduct, sentencing by tracey

“A care worker who assaulted two elderly residents at a nursing home in South Tyneside has been jailed for a year.”

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BBC News, 2nd March 2012

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Social care leaving elderly to suffer ‘terrible abuse’, says expert coalition – The Guardian

Posted January 3rd, 2012 in care homes, elderly, news, social services by tracey

“The government and opposition are being urged to overhaul England’s ‘failing’ social care system, which experts say is leaving 800,000 elderly people ‘lonely, isolated and at risk’. In a letter published in the Telegraph a group of more than 60 government advisers, charity directors and independent experts said failure to meet the challenge of an ageing population was resulting in ‘terrible examples of abuse and neglect’.”

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The Guardian, 3rd January 2012

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Home care providers in England face inspections – BBC News

Posted November 22nd, 2011 in care workers, elderly, news, social services by sally

“Home care services in England are to be subject to a fresh inspection by the Care Quality Commission from April.”

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BBC News, 22nd November 2011

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Council cuts to elderly care fees ruled illegal – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 11th, 2011 in budgets, care homes, elderly, judicial review, local government, news by tracey

“Councils across England could be forced to spend hundreds of millions of pounds extra on care for the elderly after a landmark High Court case.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th November 2011

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Tomney family from Cleveleys jailed for driveway fraud – BBC News

Posted November 8th, 2011 in conspiracy, elderly, fraud, news, sentencing by sally

“Four family members have been jailed for cheating elderly and vulnerable people out of thousands of pounds.”

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BBC News, 7th November 2011

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One in seven nursing homes breaking the law on feeding patients – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 17th, 2011 in care homes, elderly, news by sally

“One in seven nursing homes is breaching the law by failing to ensure elderly residents have enough food and drink to prevent them becoming malnourished and dehydrated, inspectors have found.”

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Daily Telegraph, 16th October 2011

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CQC calls for action to improve care for older people – Care QualityCommission

Posted October 13th, 2011 in elderly, hospitals, press releases, reports by tracey

“CQC today publishes a report into the standards of care that older people receive in hospital – and calls for a system-wide response to combat the failings identified.”

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Care Quality Commission, 13th October 2011

Source: www.cqc.org.uk

Hospitals lambasted for ‘alarming’ treatment of older people – The Guardian

Posted October 13th, 2011 in elderly, hospitals, news, reports by tracey

“Too many hospital staff do not ensure older patients eat and drink properly, fail to respect their dignity and talk to them in a condescending manner, the NHS watchdog warns.”

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The Guardian, 13th October 2011

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OFT uncovers ‘unfair’ mobility aid sales practices – The Guardian

Posted September 30th, 2011 in disabled persons, elderly, news, unfair commercial practices, unfair dismissal by tracey

“Evidence of unfair sales practices targeted at elderly and vulnerable consumers buying mobility aids has been uncovered by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), leading to an investigation into two nationwide traders.”

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The Guardian, 29th September 2011

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Sentences increased for ‘callous’ gang which defrauded vulnerable victims – Attorney General’s Office

Posted September 16th, 2011 in elderly, fraud, press releases, sentencing by tracey

“Today the Court of Appeal increased the sentences of four men who, from August 2007 to July 2010 defrauded elderly and infirm people out of considerable sums of money – often their life savings – by pretending that their properties needed urgent repairs.”

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Attorney General’s Office, 15th September 2011

Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk

Court of Protection case to be reported in real time after landmark legal ruling – The Guardian

“A son’s battle to care for his elderly father made legal history on Monday when a judge ruled that his case against the local authority could be reported in ‘real time’.”

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The Guardian, 8th August 2011

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Woman with dementia in dirty home gets council pay-out – BBC News

Posted July 15th, 2011 in care workers, compensation, elderly, local government, news by tracey

“An elderly woman with dementia left in an unclean and unhygienic home in Worcestershire has got compensation.”

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BBC News, 14th July 2011

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Judge fears for elderly after former ballerina denied night care – The Guardian

Posted July 7th, 2011 in care workers, elderly, judges, news, social services by sally

“A judge said she was troubled by the implications of a supreme court decision against a former ballerina which campaigners say could lead to the elderly being ‘warehoused’ at home ‘without regard to their quality of life’.”

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The Guardian, 6th July 2011

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Gwynedd nurse Alan Roberts cleared of assault on appeal – BBC News

Posted July 1st, 2011 in assault, elderly, news, nurses by tracey

“A senior nurse convicted of assaulting an 88-year-old patient in hospital has been cleared on appeal.”

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BBC News, 30th June 2011

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