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My father had dementia, and I was his caregiver. Here’s what I wish I had known | Cynthia Dearborn

29-05-2023 17:00

When Cynthia Dearborn became her 75-year-old father’s caregiver, she knew little about what lay ahead. Two decades on, she shares the insights that helped her help himGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailIn 2007, I was suddenly plunged into the role of caregiver for my then 75-year-old father, who had vascular dementia. His short-term memory was severely impaired, as were his judgment and reasoning skills. At the outset, I knew very little about dementia and next to nothing about car

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CQC case reveals ‘degrading’ conditions in England care home as Covid hit

29-05-2023 14:02

Residents at Kettering home left lying in faeces, dehydrated and with infected wounds as ministers rushed to free up NHS capacityThe depth of suffering in care homes in England as Covid hit has been laid bare in a court case exposing “degrading” treatment with residents being “catastrophically let down”.Care levels at the Temple Court care home in Kettering collapsed so badly in April 2020, when ministers rushed to free up NHS capacity by discharging thousands of people,

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Outsourcedg care means more children being moved further away – study

29-05-2023 08:00

Oxford University research reveals 17,000 out-of-area placements in England can be attributed to the corporate takeover of careThe corporate takeover of children’s care has led to more children moving between short-term, unstable placements far away from their families, according to research.The Oxford University study – which drew on more than 600,000 care records – revealed 17,000 out-of-area placements in England can be attributed to the outsourcing of care to for-profit pro

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Outsourced care means more children being moved further away – study

29-05-2023 08:00

Oxford University research reveals 17,000 out-of-area placements in England can be attributed to the corporate takeover of careThe corporate takeover of children’s care has led to more children moving between short-term, unstable placements far away from their families, according to research.The Oxford University study – which drew on more than 600,000 care records – revealed 17,000 out-of-area placements in England can be attributed to the outsourcing of care to for-profit pro

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