Almost half of all care homes and treatment centres in England are failing to protect the welfare of vulnerable adults, a report says.
Unannounced inspections were carried out by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), England's health regulator.
Nearly half of the 145 hospitals and care homes inspected by the CQC did not meet required standards.
This comes after abuse was uncovered by BBC Panorama at the Winterbourne View home near Bristol.
The CQC found 48% of the inspected premises did not meet required standards in terms of care, welfare and whether people were safe from abuse.
The commission also said independently-run facilities were twice as likely to fail as those run by the NHS.
The report criticised the over-use of restraint as well as the failure to treat residents as individuals. It said people were staying for years in centres intended for short-term care.
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