Security costs for vacant Gloucester care home could reach £520,000 annually Friday, May 15, 2026 security gloucester carehome reablement council health socialcare costs nhs facility Concerns have emerged over the significant cost of securing the now-closed Great Western Court care facility in Gloucester. The short-term reablement unit, located on Millbrook Street, has been empty since its closure in … Read More
Dozens of Jobs at Risk as Gloucestershire Council Approves Closure of Great Western Court Care Home Thursday, April 23, 2026 closure carehome gloucestershire council jobs healthcare nhs redundancy assets care Gloucestershire County Council has approved plans to close Great Western Court, a care home on Millbrook Street in Gloucester, putting over 40 council jobs at risk. The decision comes as the care home, which has been vacant … Read More
Dozens of Jobs at Risk as Gloucester Council Approves Care Home Closure Thursday, April 23, 2026 gloucester carehome closure council jobs healthcare redeployment nhs community assets Gloucestershire County Council has approved plans to close Great Western Court, a care home on Millbrook Street in Gloucester, putting over 40 council jobs at risk. The facility has been empty since March, with council … Read More
Outrage as Gloucester Cul-de-Sac Care Home Plans Get Approval Monday, February 2, 2026 gloucester carehome hardwicke planning objections council children development residents approval Plans to convert a six-bedroom family home into a care home for a young person with complex needs have sparked intense opposition in the quiet Gloucester cul-de-sac of 15 Waterdale Close, Hardwicke. Despite concerns from over … Read More
Care Home Worker’s Medication Error Leads to Resident’s Death but Avoids Prison Monday, January 19, 2026 care medication neglect morphine error court gloucester death carehome law Jane Barnard, 67, a care home worker in Gloucester, has been spared jail after accidentally administering the wrong medication to a resident, Derek Davies, 75, who later died. Barnard admitted to wilful neglect but was found … Read More
Family of Derek Davies Speak of 'Trauma and Torment' Following Care Home Death Tuesday, December 9, 2025 derekdavies carehome medicationerror manslaughter wilfulneglect gloucester trial familygrief patientsafety justice The family of Derek Davies, a 75-year-old resident at Wheatridge Court nursing home in Gloucester, have described enduring a “permanent state of torment” since his tragic death nearly four years ago. Mr. Davies … Read More