Oldham care home exposed: Residents ‘neglected’ and staff ‘frightened to death bad accident will happen’
Even members of staff admitted they were ‘frightened to death’ that a bad accident would happen at Oaklands Rest Home on Shaw Road, Royton.
Feisty widow, 90, slams ‘benefit Britain’ for soaring crime after fighting burglar off with zimmer frame
A feisty 90-year-old widow who used her zimmer frame to tackle a hoodie burglar in her bungalow in Royton, near Oldham.
Elderly LGBT people ‘forced back into closet’ as care homes don’t meet needs, claims Manchester Uni study
Majority of care workers who took part in the survey denied having any LGBT residents among them
Ex-Olympian makes history again… as oldest man in country to have bone marrow transplant
Alf Meakin, 74, had op at Manchester Royal Hospital
Will it be lonely this Christmas? Neighbours to visit elderly residents to ensure they stay warm over winter
NHS have also launched an online petition
Spreading the warmth: Manchester schools and charities ensure the elderly have a merry Christmas
Schools and charities come together to do their bit
Stockport care provider overcharges vulnerable elderly residents by up to £1000, reveals damning report
ECM Domiciliary Care LTD failed in five out of seven areas
‘They don’t have any time for us’: Oldham care home found lacking in four out of five areas in damning report
Dryclough Manor was blasted the Care Quality Commission
‘I’m 74 and waiting to die’: Serious failings in care uncovered at Manchester residential care home
Artane Residential Care Home failed in five areas
Manchester’s poorest elderly live in unnecessary poverty after failing to claim Pension Credit, charity says
Around 38% of pensioners are failing to claim Pension Credi
Piccadilly Pulse: Who bears prime responsibility for our ‘lonely’ elderly – the state or the family?
More than 800,000 people in England – most of them elderly – are chronically lonely