Sunrise of Esher in Surrey has been fined £100,000 after a 92-year-old resident was 'assaulted with a zimmer frame' by another person living at the home.
Care home groups
Mr Hancock’s pledge came as the government launched a pilot visitor testing programme in 20 care homes in Hampshire, Devon and Cornwall yesterday.
Care homes are also being encouraged to register visits on the NHS Track and Trace system with ad hoc visits discouraged.
Plans are currently being developed to allow specific family and friends to visit care homes supported by testing.
Due to the impact of COVID-19, this year’s report has a new narrative format with a greater emphasis on ratings and a focus on the benefits of systems’ working.
Care home managers, nurses, GPs, surgeons, volunteers and more are on the list, who have helped to support other staff during the crisis, save lives through innovative treatments.
An Adult Social Care Winter Plan to support care homes through the winter has been announced by the government.
An Adult Social Care Winter Plan to support care homes through the winter has been announced by the government.
The NCF said that the decision to not test CQC inspectors in care homes undermines the policy.
Indoor visits to care homes in Wales are to be allowed from the end of this month.
