The current “scandal” of failing care homes for the elderly and disabled in the UK should be of concern to us all.
The number of residents living in these failing homes is believed to be at least 100,000. The care home regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC), has disclosed for the first time that 4,000 out of 18,000 homes have been judged “non-compliant” on at least one of the 16 new minimum standards that include a requirement for safe and effective waste management. Continue reading “Waste management errrors common in failing care homes” »
