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The Relatives & Residents Association exists for older people needing, or living in, residential care and the families and friends left behind at home.
15 January 2015
THE RELATIVES & RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
A date for your diary - our AGM and conference will take place on 11 March 2015 and will be held at the delightful Dutch Church, 7 Austin Friars, London, EC2N 2HA.
More details to follow shortly.
10 December 2014
CARE HOME CLOSURE - SHOULD FAMILIES HAVE BEEN GIVEN MORE NOTICE?
Reports that an eighty-five year old man has died less than forty-eight hours after being moved out of a care home, which was closed suddenly by the regulator (CQC), have caused serious concerns. It is also alleged that twenty-five residents were wrapped in blankets by the front door before being taken to their new home.
...if you look at the inspection reports over the last few years the previous regulator was inspecting every six months and then every three months between 2009 and 2010. The new regulator then didn't inspect it for over twenty months until February 2012...
Judy Downey, Chair, R&RA
Read news story here
Listen to feature on BBC Radio London and full statement from Judy Downey here
(02.50 into programme until first week of January 2015)
