Scientists at University College London (UCL) and the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, in Cologne, have discovered how a specific genetic mutation may…
Read more...Akari Care has reinforced its commitment to a zero tolerance policy on abuse or malpractice with the launch of an independent and confidential helpline for…
Read more...Nine out of ten councils are warning that a lack of adequate government funding could jeopardise vital reforms of the adult social care system due…
Read more...NCF workforce survey highlights significant challenges to ensure successful implementation of the new Care Act The care sector is an ageing workforce: 47.9% of staff in…
Read more...With two-thirds saying they find the Government’s Announcement on Care Funding Confusing Partnership’s Third Care Index reveals that with less than a year to go…
Read more...Two online films have been released featuring residents, relatives and team members talking about their personal experiences of care homes. Commissioned by Hampshire-based Colten Care…
Read more...People with very low levels of vitamin D in the blood may be twice as likely to develop dementia, according to a large British study…
Read more...New research with local authorities by advice charity Independent Age has found uncertainty and concern among councils about their responsibilities to monitor care home top-up…
Read more...Information about patients eligible to be cared for under a new commissioning system for mental health has been released for the first time. The figures…
Read more...The Care England 2014 conference & exhibition, ‘Better Together. The Road to Integrated Care’, has all the signs of being their most successful yet. An…
Read more...Researchers at Yale School of Medicine in the US have discovered a new experimental drug which could potentially be investigated as a treatment for Alzheimer’s…
Read more...Care home residents in Lymington have turned to arts and crafts to mark the centenary of the start of the First World War. Members of…
Read more...Community Integrated Care’s care homes across the country have marked the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War, hosting a series of…
Read more...Residents and staff at Wordsworth House care home were joined by special guest, The Lord Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne, Councillor George Pattison, for a fun…
Read more...Jon Rouse, Director General for social care, local government and care partnerships, outlines the need for people to give their views on the Care Act….
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