Tag: Castlebeck
CQC Publishes Reports On Services For People With Learning Disabilities
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) today publishes a further 12 reports from a targeted programme of 150 unannounced inspections of hospitals and care homes that care for people with learning disabilities. The programme is looking at whether people experience safe and appropriate care, treatment and support and whether they are protected from abuse. [...]
HPC MARKET REVIEW
HPC MARKET REVIEW January 2012 After a year which has seen a great deal of activity focused on the social care sector, it is likely that 2012 will throw up challenges of its own, in addition to suffering from symptoms of a ‘hangover’ from 2011. The cost of care is likely to figure high on [...]
Winterbourne 10 Charged
Further to the BBC Panorama programme aired on May 31 2011; Police have now charged 10 people with 40 charges under the Mental Health Act. These offences were made against 4 residents within the care of Winterbourne View owned and operated by Castlebeck. The charges have been made against 3 women and 7 [...]
Castlebeck Announces Action Plan
Castlebeck, the specialist provider of healthcare services, today announced details of an Action Plan to make fundamental changes and improvements to its care services across the UK. The Action Plan is Castlebeck’s response to the Panorama Programme into one of its facilities – Winterbourne View. The implementation of the Action Plan is already [...]
ECCA Call CQC To Identify & Share Good Practice
The English Community Care Association (ECCA), the leading representative charity for independent care providers, has responded to the current CQC consultation on proposed changes to the judgement framework and enforcement policy with a plea to balance what appears to be a regular diet of bad news from CQC about the [...]
ECCA welcomes High Court ruling on care home fees
The English Community Care Association (ECCA), the leading representative charity for independent care providers, has welcomed the High Court’s ruling that Sefton Council acted unlawfully when making its decision to freeze care home fees for the second year running. Martin Green, Chief Executive of ECCA, says: “We are pleased [...]
Local Authority Agrees To Make A Fresh Decision On Care Home Fees
Staffordshire County Council was faced with a legal challenge at the High Court by the Fairer Fee Forum (FFF) who were representing 200 care providers within the local authority’s jurisdiction. However, after a dramatic turn of events, Staffordshire County Council agreed with the FFF to carry out a fresh review of [...]
Welcome HC-One
The English Community Care Association (ECCA), the leading representative charity for independent care services has today welcomed the arrival of HC-One, as a dynamic new force in care provision. Martin Green, Chief Executive of ECCA, says: “The Board and Executive Team at HC-One have an impressive track record of delivering [...]
Care Services Attacked
The English Community Care Association (ECCA), the leading representative charity for independent care homes, has condemned the Government and local authorities for the cuts to social care services. Martin Green, Chief Executive of ECCA, says: “At a time when demographics alone would indicate a need for increased funding, we [...]
Care Quality Commission Launches Consultation On Fees
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is consulting about changes to the fees it proposes to charge providers of health and adult social care for 2012/13. These fees cover CQC’s work in registering providers and monitoring their compliance with government standards of safety and quality. The consultation sets out proposals to extend the [...]
Heathcotes Receive Excellent Results!
The Heathcotes Group is a provider of specialist residential care for adults with learning disabilities, complex needs and associated challenging behaviours. The Group currently operates 13 services across the country, with ambitious growth plans in place that will see that number increase to 20 by the end of 2011. The [...]
The State Of The UK Care Industry
If you were to look in a mirror and ask yourself if the provision for care in the UK is; 1. Good enough for you or a loved one? 2. Affordable and accessible to you? 3. Fit for the aspirations & expectations of future generations? If you could [...]
Social Workers Failing To Safeguard Vulnerable People?
The English Community Care Association (ECCA), the leading representative charity for independent care providers, has responded to the British Association of Social Workers’ survey on abuse in residential care. Martin Green, Chief Executive of ECCA, says: “This survey which purports to demonstrate that social workers witness wide-scale abuse in residential [...]
Castlebeck Responds To CQC Report
Castlebeck respond to findings by the Care Quality Commission regarding Croxton Lodge and Cedar Vale Care Homes; Following the CQC’s statement issued on 28th July confirming enforcement action at Croxton Lodge and Cedar Vale, the company received formal warning notices in relation to these two facilities. The company is already in the process [...]
Castlebeck Responds To Forced Closure
Castlebeck has today (August 17th 2011) confirmed that it is to close its Arden Vale facility in Meriden, Coventry. The Company has reached this decision following its own internal review and ongoing engagement with the Care Quality Commission (‘CQC’). The Company is now making alternative arrangements for the 19 people in [...]
CQC Announces Third Castlebeck Service To Close
Arden Vale in Meriden, Solihull, is to close ahead of the conclusion of legal action by the Care Quality Commission. Castlebeck Care (Teesdale) Limited has agreed to close the service, which provides care for adults with learning disabilities and mental health problems. The decision comes after CQC served a legal notice proposing to [...]
Is Your Organisation Person Centred?
Every time I open a newspaper or watch the news of late there are more stories around the collapse of care homes and abuse in others, putting people who use services at risk and placing them in extremely vulnerable positions. In this modern society where we can virtually do anything at the [...]
Castlebeck Announces Further Closures
Castlebeck has announced its intention to close Rose Villa, a care home in Bristol. A planned process of transition for the five residents currently living at the home has begun, in conjunction with service users, their families and care managers, to ensure they experience the least disruption as possible. Staff [...]
Castlebeck Fail Their Residents With Poor Standards Of Care
The Care Quality Commission has told the Castlebeck Care Group that it has serious concerns about four of the services run by the Group, and that a further seven do not fully comply with essential standards of quality and safety. Where we have had immediate concerns about people’s safety we have taken action [...]
CQC Must Shoulder Some Responsibility Regarding Winterbourne View
The English Community Care Association (ECCA), the leading representative body for independent care providers, has today reacted with surprise to the Care Quality Commission’s analysis of the Winterbourne View case. Martin Green, Chief Executive of ECCA, says: “The CQC has failed to take due responsibility for their own [...]
Castlebeck Responsible
The Care Quality Commission has published details of the enforcement action it has taken against Castlebeck Care (Teesdale) Ltd which failed to protect the safety and welfare of patients at Winterbourne View. The effect of this action is that the assessment and treatment centre near Bristol has been closed. [...]
This Week On Care Industry News
This week on Care Industry News we follow up a couple of stories and explore where to get respite care. Recently www.careindustrynews.co.uk approached European Care regarding their financial and director status; http://www.careindustrynews.co.uk/2011/05/whats-happened-at-european-care-group/ This story is bubbling away and according to staff there are big problems ahead. We look at property [...]
Petition Raises No Confidence In CQC
Workers in the residential care home sector have signed a petition of no confidence in the industry regulator – the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Delegates at the National Care Homes Congress said they had no confidence the CQC could effectively “regulate” health and social care. The issue was discussed after BBC [...]
The Doors Close on Winterbourne View
Winterbourne View, the subject of a Panorama program is to close it’s doors today. Residents have been moved to other homes. The events at the home lead to the arrest of large number of individuals with enquiries continuing. Meanwhile the subject of this type of care has caused 86 groups including Mencap [...]
Winterbourne View To Close
Following the ‘whistleblowing’ Panorama documentary, Castlebeck have announced the closure of the care home which featured in the programme. According to Castlebecks website; ”Winterbourne View, in Hambrook, Bristol, is a purpose-designed acute service, offering assessment, intervention and support for people with learning disabilities, complex needs and challenging behaviour. The hospital can also [...]
Day 3 of a Castlebeck Employee
Describe the structure as you saw it-Who was responsible? ‘Often care workers would dictate to nurses how the day would go so they could do what they wanted’. ‘Having patients simply tag along’. ‘I never saw a senior nurse take control but they appeared to want easy days and enjoyed as little [...]
Castlebeck Responds To Allegations On Panorama
We are deeply distressed by the completely unacceptable and appalling behaviour of a small number of our employees at one of our facilities. Such behaviour will not be tolerated, and we are very sorry. Castlebeck had not seen the Panorama footage depicting the apparent abuse of patients at Winterbourne View until the programme aired this [...]
Diary of a Castlebeck Employee-Day 1
This report will run over 5 days- Castlebeck have been invited to respond. Mr A is a former employee of Castlebeck and worked at the Winterbourne unit as an Events Co-ordinator. He has kindly agreed to answer questions regarding his experience and reasons for leaving. Alarmingly he also raised grievances against staff [...]
Who Is To Blame? Castlebeck? CQC? Bullies?
Where do you start with Castlebeck? From the top- Apparently, there was no avenue for grievance. Nowhere for a professional, skilled employee to complain? Writing letters and raising awareness did nothing- It took an undercover journalist to get himself a job and secretly film the dreadful abuse broadcast by the BBC on [...]
ECCA Comment On Castlebeck Scandal
The English Community Care Association (ECCA), the leading representative body for independent care providers, has responded to last night’s Panorama programme, which showed scenes of totally unacceptable abuse. Martin Green, Chief Executive of ECCA, says: “There is absolutely no excuse for the abuse of vulnerable people and Panorama had messages for every part [...]
