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• ‘We wouldn’t have sent Dad there’: CQC accused of failing to keep care homes safe

  08-03-2023 17:00
  
  Bernard Chatting’s family relied on ‘good’ rating from CQC for Dorset care home and allege regulator’s delay in exposing risks led to his deathEngland’s care regulator has been accused of failing to keep private nursing home residents safe after a family alleged a delay in exposing serious risks led to a loved one’s painful premature death.Relatives of Bernard Chatting, 89, said they relied on a “good” rating from the Care Quality Commission when t
  
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• Trident Construction Services completes refurb of Nottinghamshire retirement village

  08-03-2023 14:24 via careindustrynews.co.uk
  Trident Construction Services has completed its largest refurbishment contract to date after a £2.2m modernisation project at Lark Hill Retirement Village, near Nottingham.The company remodelled and upgraded a number of communal, staff and visitor areas at the site, which is the run by The ExtraCare Charitable Trust.The work included refurbishing and modernising the bar and bistro, village hall and stage, reception, and main thoroughfares, the Skylark Lounge, craft and multi-use rooms, the
  
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• Hartford Care highlights staff on International Women’s Day

  08-03-2023 13:27 via careindustrynews.co.uk
  As people around the world celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women this International Women’s Day, Hartford Care highlights the career successes of just some of its female employees.Lisa Sellens, Regional Operations Manager at Hartford Care, has been with the company for over 16 years and is testament to the career progression on offer, having started with Hartford as a kitchen assistant. She says: “After being referred by a friend, I started work
  
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