title: Care homes crisis must be addressed urgently.
abstract: The annual report on the state of health and social care in England from the Care Quality Commission makes for worrying reading. As well as safety concerns in 80 per cent of the hospitals that it inspected, the watchdog warns of a shortage of nurses in care homes - one in three vacancies is unfilled in some places and one in five care homes inspected had too few staff on duty to ensure patient safety and good quality care.
authors.forename: Elaine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cole
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D006801:Humans; D009726:Nurses / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D009735:Nursing Homes