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Supported living provider Precious Homes Ltd has been warned to make urgent improvements to its standards of care or face further action from regulator the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
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People with learning disabilities in Suffolk will have the opportunity to buy their own home thanks to a new shared ownership scheme.
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People with learning disabilities who allegedly suffered abuse while in the care of the former Cornwall Partnership NHS Trust are to receive about £8 million in compensation following a High Court ruling.
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The government has begun a listening exercise on the future of adult social care, but has been warned that the consequences of failing to reform the system could see thousands of people with learning disabilities not receive the care they…
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Four Leicestershire police officers have been cleared of misconduct over failings in the Fiona Pilkington case.
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Three people have been jailed for life for the murder of Gemma Hayter, a woman with learning disabilities.
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Many people with disabilities accept harassment and bullying as inevitable but a culture of disbelief is preventing public authorities from tackling it effectively, a report has found.
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Lammas Lodge care home in Lugwardine, Herefordshire, is failing to meet 6 essential standards of quality and safety – including putting residents at risk of abuse – according to an investigation by regulator the Care Quality Commission…
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People with learning disabilities and their families and carers have less than a month to submit evidence to Lord Low's independent review into how the personal mobility needs of people claiming disability living allowance (DLA) and living…
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Learning disability residential care home provider Castlebeck has appointed 2 organisations to provide independent advocacy services to its residents.
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