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commit further offences. Or if they are a nurse or other professional belonging to an official body – which carers do not – they might get struck off but not prosecuted.
The regulating body in England, the Care Quality Commission, can regulate services but not the people within them, though it said criminal matters are directed to the police. Mr FitzGerald added: “Very few care homes actually close – they do everything to avoid it. There aren’t enough.” The CQC said the elderly “deserve to be treated with dignity and ACTION on Elder Abuse was formed in 1993 by experts studying ageing who were concerned about the treatment of elderly patients within hospitals.
It now campaigns for the protection of elderly people across society.
Its elder abuse helpline has received