We need CCTV in EVERY care home to CRACK DOWN on elderly abuse, ex-Attorney General urges
A CAMPAIGN was today launched demanding that every care home in Britain be fitted with surveillance cameras to protect residents. Former Attorney General Dominic Grieve said there is currently no mandatory requirement for providers to use safety monitoring in public areas which critics say leaves vulnerable residents at greater risk of abuse. Daily Express :: […]
‘The Government has to act’ Care CRISIS as homes for elderly go bankrupt
ELDERLY patients face being stranded on hospital wards for months as soaring numbers of care homes go bust. Every month last year, more than 12 care homes went bankrupt as owners fought to find the money to cover increasing running costs while being forced to take less cash from councils. Daily Express :: News Feed
‘What about that human touch?’ Elderly to be cared for by ROBOTS as staff shortages hit
ROBOTS which can listen, learn and react to people are being introduced in care homes to help look after residents and prevent loneliness. Daily Express :: News Feed
BREAKING: Masked gunman opens fire in Paris – man and dog shot, elderly woman injured
A MASKED gunman has shot a man and his dog in a Paris suburb, French media has reported. Daily Express :: World Feed
BREAKING: Masked gunman opens fire in Paris – man and dog shot, elderly woman injured
A MASKED gunman has shot a man and his dog in a Paris suburb, French media has reported. Daily Express :: News Feed
Stabbed criminal PREYED on elderly: Dead burglar wanted for raid on other pensioner’s home
A SERIAL burglar stabbed to death during a raid was wanted for another cowardly attack on a pensioner’s home, it emerged last night. Daily Express :: News Feed
Elderly to receive ‘MoT’ grants to improve homes in bid to save NHS money
HOMES with vulnerable and elderly people will be given an “MoT” by inspectors after a report found poor housing costs the NHS £1.4bllion a year. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Alzheimer’s: Elderly warned of the dangers in taking those daytime naps
DAYTIME dozing could be an early warning sign of Alzheimer’s disease in older people, research claims. Daily Express :: Health Feed
NHS chiefs warn of DANGER to elderly as temperatures set to drop as low as -10C
THIS weekend’s icy weather could prove deadly, NHS chiefs warned last night. Daily Express :: News Feed
New flu superjab breakthrough to replace vaccine that fails the elderly
FAMILY doctors have been told to give the over-75s a new super vaccine against flu from next autumn after public health experts said the current jab had little effect on the elderly. Daily Express :: Health Feed