Tagged: foster care

Focus on Disability - For Disabled People, the Elderly and their Carers in the UK

6th October 2015

Fostering a Child with Disabilities

‘The chance to play a part in turning around the life of a child’ – A carers story: I can remember clearly the knock at the front door. A phone call just a few hours...

Age Issues / Care Services / Focus on Disability

27th January 2015

Elderly – “Illlegally Restrained in Care Homes”

Thousands of elderly and vulnerable patients are being illegally restrained by staff in hospitals and care homes, according to the care watchdog. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) warns that carers and nursing staff are ignoring...