Compassion in Care News

Yesterday I attended a Safeguarding meeting to support a family who had raised concerns about a care home. I am well aware that safeguarding fails to keep people safe. This morning I was interviewed on BBC Radio Kent on the issue of increased safeguarding referrals and what this increase means. 

There continues to be national press coverage for CQC inspections and those care homes rated inadaquate. However homes 85 and 86 in Tales of the Un-inspected are yet to recieve a new improved CQC inspection. These homes from hell were last inspected in early October 2014, 9 monthes ago, when the abysmal state of the care provided was again noted by the CQC but no further action taken.

Compassion in Care

Work Report 2014/15

JANUARY 2014

New web-site designed, more user friendly.

Worked with Private Eye magazine to get a story published exposing poor care and failures in the complaint system.

Compiled an abuse awareness training pack, aimed at those visiting care homes either as a relative looking for home or as a Health Watch visitor.

EILEEN CHUBB, COMPASSION IN CARE.

“ I AM EDNA CAMPAIGN

Wednesday May 27^th, at 3.15pm.

Downing Street.

Please support us and stand with Edna.

This is a instant pop up protest, we want people to stand at intervals along the pavement from Downing Street towards Westminster. At 3.30 everyone holds up a placard saying “ I am Edna” This will last for 15 minutes.

ELDERLY SUFFER FOR TEN YEARS IN CARE HOME

CQC CLAIMED IT HAD CLOSED.

BY EILEEN CHUBB

© JANUARY 2015

In October 2010 the head of the CQC, Dame Jo Williams, gave a lengthy interview on BBC Radio Four describing the appalling conditions in care homes closed by the health regulator as a result of their tough new inspection regime. This story had national media coverage and the CQC list of home closures was not questioned.

I have noticed a growing emphsis on pc language in social care, the latest taboo is do not call people vulnerable or a victim. It seems to me that in not calling people vulnerable we can place the blame on them if they are abused, infering thay should somehow have defended themselves. That by not using the word victim we can forget that we failed them.

This latest madness know no bounds, I have been told by care staff they should not use the word "toilet" but instead say "Bathroom" to a generation who may not have had bathrooms.

On November 18th BBC Radio 4 PM show featured a piece about the new improved inspections. A BBC journalist accompanied a CQC inspector on his care home inspections.

Thank you to all those people who have signed our petition so far, there has been an amazing response. Please tell people to sign. 

 Stories on care home whistle-blowers.

Yesterday we recieved a letter from the Justice Committee who have refered our evidence on Whistle-blowing and abuse to the BIS Department and the Health Department.

Alas since campaigning on these issues we have to date been referred to the following Departments at the last count,

The Department for Constitutional Affairs 30 times.

The justice Department 6 times.

The Department of Health 47 times.

The DTI which is now the BIS Department 21 times

Last week the CQC announced their new guidelines for inspecting care homes. We cannot believe that yet again Des Kelly has played a key role in producing these guidelines. I have always kept my case as a whistle-blower very seperate from the work of the charity. However there comes a time when I cannot ignore the fact that a man who placed a known abuser in care homes and covered up abuse is the CQCs choice of advisor especially when they are aware of these facts.