‘Families of the victims of the Winterbourne View care scandal have written to David Cameron accusing ministers of betrayal by leaving vulnerable disabled people at risk of abuse five years on.’
Daily Telegraph, 31st May 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘As a new inquest approaches into the death of their autistic sister, family continues to fight for a law to boost the rights of relatives.’
The Guardian, 1st June 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The sudden closure of a college for vulnerable people was due to the serious abuse of residents by staff, the health and social care regulator has revealed.’
The Guardian, 5th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Three care workers have each been jailed for four months for assaulting an elderly woman in a residential home.’
BBC News, 25th February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A finance officer in one of London’s poorest boroughs has been jailed after she defrauded the council of almost £500,000, paying for a lavish wedding, a honeymoon in Dubai and extensive home renovations.’
The Guardian, 3rd December 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘An elderly man with dementia spent his final days in a residential home separated from his wife of 63 years after their care worker defrauded them of their savings.
Yeoman, 27, was found guilty at Bristol crown court of one count of theft and 12 of fraud but she walked free with a suspended sentence.’
The Guardian, 25th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has increased a 10 year sentence to 15 years for a care worker who sexually attacked three elderly residents in her care.’
Attorney General’s Office, 27th October 2015
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
‘A care worker who sexually assaulted elderly patients and sent footage of the attacks to her boyfriend has had her jail term increased to 15 years.’
BBC News, 27th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Social care regulators receive 150 allegations relating to the abuse of vulnerable adults and the elderly every day, new figures reveal.’
The Independent, 8th August 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Care officers at a secure detention centre for young offenders were found to be taking drugs at work, smuggling in “inappropriate” DVDs as Ofsted rates them inadequate.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th May 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The young people locked up in Clayfields House have been convicted of serious crimes, from assault to murder. Under close supervision, many have turned their lives around – but now this unusual prison may be under threat.’
The Guardian, 18th March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Report commissioned by NHS calls for closure of all Winterbourne View-style institutions for disabled patients but Chief Nursing Officer insists complexity of cases leading to slow progress.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th November 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A care worker who has been jailed for abusing a male resident at a home could have struck before, say police.’
BBC News, 25th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The First-tier Tribunal (FTT) has upheld the Care Quality Commission’s refusal to supply the names of individuals who provided it with legal advice on the de-registration of a care agency.’
Local Government Lawyer, 5th November 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Three care workers have been jailed for abusing dementia patients at a Cumbria home.’
BBC News, 24th October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Neglect contributed to the death of an elderly woman found dying at home nine days after her care agency was shut in a police raid, a coroner has concluded.’
BBC News, 10th September 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Eleven female carers to the elderly are taking their employers to a tribunal claiming they were only paid by the minutes they spent with clients rather than their rostered working hours. The staff, who were on zero-hours contracts, allege that, due to the arrangements, they were paid less than the minimum wage of £6.31 an hour. It is understood that some of the employees at Apex Care in Romsey, Hampshire, where the firm was commissioned to provide the home care service by the council, believe their real hourly wage was close to £3.50.’
The Guardian, 17th August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Three nursing home staff have been jailed and a fourth given a community sentence for tormenting and abusing elderly residents with dementia, actions described by the trial judge as “gratuitous sport at the expense of vulnerable victims”.’
The Guardian, 10th January 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Police are to review evidence given at a tribunal after five “severely” neglected patients died in two weeks at a Northampton home.’
BBC News, 9th January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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