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What should you do when you have been advised that your relative needs 24 hour care? Care Home Manager Debbie McHugh writes exclusively for yourcarehome.co.uk on where to go from here. 1. Make a list of your most important features for a care home, think about what your relative likes and doesn’t like – remember […]

We have compiled this printable, fully detailed checklist to take with you when you view a care home - it covers all the areas which can be forgotten during a visit but which can often help you decide between one care home and another.

Are you about to sign a contract with a care home? It is vital that you ensure that you understand what you are signing and that the contract clearly lays out your expectations as well as those of the care home.

Patients’ groups, politicians and trusts themselves were united in dismissing David Cameron’s flagship policy after the first “league tables” published yesterday revealed widely varying figures. In particular, experts said the proportion of patients providing feedback was as high as 100 per cent in some NHS Trusts and as low as 2.7 per cent in others, […]

Transparency is the best way to restore public trust in our NHS Publishing data on surgeons’ performance can repair the damage done to the service’s reputation by recent scandals The NHS, the BBC, the police, the banks and even parliament have all suffered significant reputational damage from recent scandals leading to an erosion of public […]

Professor Sir Bruce Keogh was asked by the prime minister to review the quality of care and treatment provided by 14 hospital trusts on the basis that they have been outliers for the last two consecutive years on either the summary hospital-level mortality indicator or the hospital standardised mortality ratio. In recent weeks, the political […]

The standards of care at the 14 hospital trusts with the worst death rates have been investigated. The review led by NHS England medical director Sir Bruce Keogh looked at whether the figures were being caused by failings beyond those that have already been identified by regulators. Eleven of the trusts under investigation have been […]

Warning over care home ‘trust’ schemes that promise to protect your property Be wary of schemes that aim to avoid you having to sell your home to fund health care, experts are warning. Homeowners are being warned to tread carefully before signing up to any scheme that claims to protect their home from being sold […]

Care homes have to abide by care standards which cover all aspects of living in a care home. These standards include rights to privacy and dignity, how staff handle medicines, heating and lighting levels and handling residents' money.

When choosing a care home, a viewing (preferably with friends or relatives) is vital. Ask if you can stay overnight or at least have a meal to get a better feel for how the care home operates. Turn up 15 minutes early for a viewing so that you can sit and make some initial assessments – is the décor wel...