It has been reported this week that a bed-blocking crisis could be on the horizon in Birmingham due to significant social care cuts in the city. Today Careline would like to explain how we could help Birmingham with our personal alarm system. The Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust is struggling to discharge older people from their hospitals and back into their homes. New figures show that the number of delayed discharges at the trust are now four times worse than the national average. In the 12 months to November 2015 there were 10,151 delayed days, compared to 4,516 the …
How to use a Masterlock Select Access Key safe
In the third entry of our 'How to' blog series, Careline365 takes a look at the Masterlock Select Access Key safe. Today we take you through the instructions you need to follow when you receive the security device and the special features it has. As we know already from previous entries in the series, key safes are the best way of keeping your house secure. Rather than hiding keys under plant pots and doormats for your relatives, you can simply lock them away in a code-protected safe. Masterlock Select Access Features This key safe has been created by global security manufacturer …
Careline365 against new TV Licence proposals
Careline365 would like to voice our concerns regarding this week's news on plans to change the current TV licence scheme for the over 75s. There have been reports that the BBC is planning to try and persuade over 75's to give-up their free TV licence, either in voluntary terms or by changing the law completely in 2020. This comes following the broadcaster's decision to take on the costs of providing free TV licences from 2017 on-wards from the Government - with the clause that they can change the rules 2020. The BBC have now admitted that they are planning to ask volunteers …
Retirement home fees: ripping off the elderly?
An investigation by Britain's legal watchdog has found that hidden retirement home fees costing thousands of pounds are being imposed on elderly people. Pensioners are being hit with rip off charges when they are moving into residential care homes or closer to family. "In some cases, elderly people are losing £60,000 on a £200,000 property when they move house. The charges are also applied when an occupant dies and their family has to sell their house, or in other changes of circumstance, such as when a live-in carer moves in." - The Daily Mail You can read more from the Daily …
Careline disgusted by rat infested UK care home
It has been in the news that a rat-infested retirement home for the elderly in Lewisham has been exposed. As a UK-based personal alarm provider, Careline wishes to share the shocking footage that Omari Bryan made after his complaints were unheard by the home owner. You can read more from The Independent. Omari Bryan and his mother Maureen felt 'compelled' to do something after the building owner ignored the poor conditions of the home,where his 88-year-old grandfather had lived for three years. Since Omari is a filmmaker, he saw the opportunity to expose the terrible conditions …
Elderly neglected: From care homes to hospital
Are the elderly neglected? There have been warnings that cutbacks have led to the elderly being neglected to the point of becoming extremely ill. New figures have shown that the number of care home residents being rushed to hospital has risen by 63 percent in just four years. You can read more at The Telegraph. Many charities have said the statistics show the impact that cuts to care have had on our elderly. They strongly argue that the frail are at risk of becoming so poorly that many have to be rushed to A&E. The statistics reveal there were 22,682 emergency admissions …
