Care home at centre of Covid outbreak is again rated weak by inspectors

coronavirus-stricken care home in Fife. NHS health chiefs have now confirmed the tragic death toll at Lomond Court Care home in Glenrothes after the cluster was identified last month.

Rutherglen ’s Abbeyfield Extra Care House & Templeton House received three out of six and was rated adequate, but with concerns raised there as well.

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Read More About: This includes infection prevention and control practices, people’s health and wellbeing, and staffing arrangements.In a report sent to the Scottish Government this week, the Care Inspectorate stated: “We had serious concerns in relation to the cleanliness of the environment and the equipment used by residents.“While staff were knowledgeable and informed about Covid-19 current guidelines, they did not always follow the guidelines for hand hygiene and use of PPE.“Improvement was

For all the latest news from in and around Bolton, sign up for the free MyBolton newsletterThe first of Bolton's care home residents have now received their first doses of the coronavirus vaccine.Around 75 residents and staff at the Old Vicarage care home on Ivy Bank Road got their jabs on Wednesday, December 30.It is part of a gradual roll-out of vaccines which will continue into 2021, with other care residents across the borough set to receive their jab.Dr Stephen Liversedge, clinical director

direct to your inboxThe first care home residents in Stockport have been vaccinated against coronavirus.Elderly people at Brinnington Hall were given their first dose of the Pfizer/BionNtech vaccine yesterday (Wednesday).The home, in Middlesex Road, specialises in care for the over-65s and those living with dementia.Residents had been eagerly awaiting news of when they would get the jab and were thrilled to find out they were the first in line in Stockport.Margaret Harley, who has lived at

direct to your inboxGP surgeries will be given a £10 boost for every care home resident vaccinated by doctors by the end of January.The aim is to accelerate the rollout to protect the most vulnerable, according to the NHS.The funding boosts for GPs to prioritise people in care homes should see the majority of residents vaccinated by the end of next month.All those who have not had the jab are expected to have an appointment by then.NHS staff are also now being prioritised.Medics are preparing to

direct to your inboxAn Urmston care home manager has been praised by England’s top NHS nurse. Martyn Davies, 36, and his team managed to turn Urmston Manor Residential Home in Trafford around in just 12 months, taking it from ‘inadequate’ to ‘outstanding’ and he's now won a 'gold award' for his efforts.

direct to your inboxThe Oxford coronavirus vaccine will go to care home residents and staff first, the Health Secretary has said.Writing exclusively for the Mirror, Matt Hancock said 2020 'can be a year of renewal'.

direct to your inboxCare home residents have been getting on their bikes, in the comfort of their front room.Bowfell House care home in Urmston has had a delivery of a specially adapted Motitech exercise bike and people living there there have been putting it to good use.Norwegian company Motitech supplies exercise bikes that link up to TV monitors.

Perth care home has led to deaths after close to 30 residents and staff tested positive. The incident at the 40-bed Strathtay House Care Home in Harley Place, in the North Muirton area of Perth, has triggered an investigation.

East Kilbride. New guidance has been released by the Scottish Government which states: " Gabe Docherty, NHS Lanarkshire’s director of public health has now written to all care homes in Lanarkshire to advise them on changes to visiting.

Covid-19. The action was taken at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Tuesday against Thornlea Nursing Home, a residential care home in Loanhead, Midlothian, after 15 residents died as a result of coronavirus.

Willie Rennie at a session of FMQs at Holyrood in September. But the Office for Statistics Regulation has now written to the Government to rebuke the SNP leader over her use of figures on care home visiting, which the agency described as "a very loose approximation based on incomplete data".

direct to your inboxChristmas bubbles will give some people the chance to see their loved ones for the first time in months. The government is allowing up to three households to form a bubble on Christmas Day so that they can celebrate together. But what if your loved ones are in a care home? Care homes are full of vulnerable elderly people, so it is important to think carefully about whether you should spend time with them this Christmas. In England, the government advises that only care home

Glasgow is at the centre of a coronavirus outbreak after 38 staff tested positive for the deadly bug. Royal Mail bosses today confirmed the cases at the Glasgow Mail Centre in the city’s Springburn, where around 1,000 people are employed.