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Will The New Barchester Care Home Live Up To Standard?

By moonlotus on January 9, 2014 in

Take a look at an artists drawing of the new £3.8 million Barchester Care Home being built in Deeping St James, near Peterborough.

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The 60 bedroom (with ensuite) care home will be operated by Barchester Healthcare, one of the UK’s largest healthcare providers.

The care home will specialise in caring for sufferers of dementia, which is a topic we are very passionate about at MoonLotus. My own dad suffers from dementia and these specialised care services have had a huge impact on his life – and ours. We personally opted for his local home care kettering agency before he moved home to be nearer to my sister and her family. Fortunately for everyone, this agency also provided home care Thrapston services, making it a simple move.

To this day, my Dad is still using these services and his life has improved because of it. With his dementia getting increasingly worse as he ages, it has become even more important for him to leverage these services. Thankfully there are many services around to support it, including a future 60 bedroom care home with ensuites.

This care home, being built by construction company Bullock, will have very high building standards, excellent energy standards to be efficient and save energy, it’ll also benefit the local community with a proposed 100 jobs to be available.

Kenneth Mackenzie, development director at Barchester Healthcare said: “We are committed to providing person-centred care and designing living spaces that are second to none for older people and those living with dementia. We are pleased to be collaborating with all our partners – Bullock, Cinnamon Care Capital and Larkpoint – to deliver a high-quality home that will not only benefit those needing personalised care, but will also significantly boost the local economy through job creation.”

This care home is a wonderful project for the local community, not only the elderly and dementia sufferers, but also their families and the jobs it will provide.

 

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The US Government Has Shut Down!

By moonlotus on September 30, 2013 in

The United States Government has shut down over President Obama’s healthcare law. It is ridiculous that it has even got this bad and no agreement has been made.

Watch the video above to hear about the full story.

What do you think? Yay or Nay healthcare law?

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The British Are Paying Too Much For Private Health Care

By Brandon Crawford on September 1, 2013 in

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A recent study by the Competition Commission found that patients in the UK are paying far too much for private care (dentistry, hospitals, etc) because there is a lack of competition to drive down prices.

Their report shows that over 100 private hospitals in the UK are in uncompetitive areas with very little competition to offer. This allows them to demand higher fees and leave customers with little options of where else to turn.

For most people they do not see this as much of a problem. Around 80% of people that have private health care, have it paid for through a medical insurance company such as Bupa. In many cases this insurance is paid for their employers.

The problem is, the high profit margins that hospitals are making tends to come out on patients premiums. The insurers prices are set on a national scale, so little to no competition makes little difference. But it is believed that with the lack of competition across many areas of the UK, it is causing premiums to go up.

This is clearly unfair for anyone that lives in a less competitive area.

Have you noticed you are paying more for your healthcare? Are there not many private hospitals in your area?

The counter argument to the idea of “paying too much” is, these hospitals are private businesses and can charge whatever they choose. As any business can. The option is always there for NHS if you are unable to afford their prices.

While that is a good point. Does that mean it is acceptable to charge higher in some areas because their is less competition?

If they want to charge very high prices, that is fine. But is it fair that someone has to pay extra because there is little local competition around? Personally, I think not.

Let me know your thoughts in the comments.

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