The independent Commission on Voluntary Sector & Ageing, established by the think tanks NPC and ILC-UK, warns charities to improve the way they work with…
Read more...A Shrewsbury care home has found an innovative way of supporting residents living with dementia – by creating a cafe, train station and bus stop…
Read more...Researchers in France have designed a new drug that is being investigated as a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. The study is published on Monday…
Read more...With the World War I Centenary commemorations underway, one of the UK’s largest not-for-profit care home providers has announced that its newest care facility will…
Read more...Royal College of Nursing (RCN) President Andrea Spyropoulos recently visited the home to surprise a resident who was previously a nurse, midwife and health visitor…
Read more...Celebrities including Richard Branson and Millie Mackintosh have taken on the #IceBucketChallenge for Macmillan, helping the charity to raise a huge £250,000. To date almost…
Read more...Delegates from across the care sector will have the opportunity to experience a real life scenario played out in a famous court room as part…
Read more...Dedicated fundraiser Stephen Cronin, from Durham, will be part of a 30-strong team taking part in the Bupa Great North Run on Sunday 7 September,…
Read more...The team behind a pioneering “Come Dine with Me” project designed to help people with dementia enjoy eating with family have been invited to tell…
Read more...The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) has produced a new Fortified Meals Recipe Book to provide additional support to care caterers in this specific area. Demand…
Read more...A study conducted by researchers at the University of Oxford has discovered that obesity in early to mid-life may increase risk of dementia in later…
Read more...A resident at Moorfield House Care Home, in Gosforth had a trip down memory lane to celebrate her 103rd birthday. Doris Wood, who is a…
Read more...GMB, the union for care home staff, is calling on the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to pull back on the decision to close two Orchard…
Read more...Barchester’s Sutton Grange, in Southport, is the first of the national care provider’s new builds to open this year and it will provide high-quality residential,…
Read more...New research commissioned by Anchor has revealed the true extent of the nation’s denial about ageing. Despite it being a life changing decision, nearly two thirds…
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