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Leonard Cheshire facing care regulator questions after third Greathouse death

By John Pring on 23rd August 2018 Category: Human Rights

Leonard Cheshire facing care regulator questions after third Greathouse death
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A disability charity is facing questions from the care regulator after a third former resident of a care home died within a month of its sudden closure. Last week, Disability News Service (DNS) reported concerns from disabled campaigners, relatives and former […]

Deaths and hospital admissions follow short-notice closure of Leonard Cheshire home

By John Pring on 16th August 2018 Category: Housing

Deaths and hospital admissions follow short-notice closure of Leonard Cheshire home
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At least two disabled people have died while others have been admitted to hospital following the short-notice closure of a residential home by a disability charity. Leonard Cheshire faced allegations of “insensitive and abusive” behaviour in May over the way its […]

Charity faces claims of ‘abusive’ behaviour over care home closure meeting

By John Pring on 10th May 2018 Category: Independent Living

Charity faces claims of ‘abusive’ behaviour over care home closure meeting
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A disability charity is facing allegations of “insensitive and abusive” behaviour over the way its executives told disabled residents that they were about to close their care home because they could not afford to keep it open. The news was broken […]

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