Carers UK Responds To New NHS Digital Figures Revealing A Worsening Impact On Unpaid Carers
New data released today by NHS Digital on unpaid carers in England shows a worsening impact on their quality of life. The survey of 50,800…
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Month: June 2019
Caring Homes Group Recognises Top Talent At Award Ceremony
Industry leading residential care and supported living provider, Caring Homes Group, has celebrated its 25th year in business by recognising its most outstanding colleagues and…
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Commonly-Prescribed Drugs Could Increase Risk Of Dementia, Says New Study
New research suggests that regular use of certain types of commonly-prescribed drugs used to treat bladder conditions, Parkinson’s disease and depression, could significantly increase the…
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One In Three People To Benefit From Faster And More Convenient Health And Care
NHS confirms integrated care systems to serve more than 20 million One in three people in England, 21 million, are set to further benefit from…
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Squeezing Of Blood Vessels Could Contribute To Decline In Alzheimer’s
A new study published by researchers at UCL has revealed that tightening of blood vessels in the brain in Alzheimer’s could play a key role…
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Doreen’s Paintings Transformed By A Stroke
A CARE home resident has been encouraged to get back to painting after suffering a stroke – and her artworks have been transformed. Doreen Newbound,…
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Sandpiper Singers Spark Conversation About Dementia
Residents at Sandpiper Care Home in Alford, which is part of Tanglewood Care Homes, have formed a choir to raise awareness of dementia. The aptly…
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Dementia Friendly Walking Project Is A Winner With The National Lottery Community Funding
National walking charity Paths for All has secured £60,000 to further develop its’ Dementia Friendly Walking project for two years. The funding from The National…
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Cupcakes Raise Dementia Awareness – And Smiles All Round
Residents at a Hampshire care home decorated cupcakes as part of a national campaign to raise dementia awareness. Colten Care’s Linden House in Lymington, produced…
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Increase In Adult Carers Feeling Stressed Or Depressed
Research from NHS Digital, Personal Social Services Survey of Adult Carers in England 2018-19 has revealed that more informal carers are stressed or depressed than…
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International Picnic Day Brings Young And Elderly Together
CARE home residents and nursery children enjoyed a trip to the park together to mark International Picnic Day. Residents from Ingleby Care Home and children…
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CQC Calls For Improvements To Oral Health In Care Homes
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published the findings of an in-depth review on the state of oral health care in care homes across England….
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Elderly Celebrate the Summer Solstice with Drumming Session
THE SOUND of drums welcomed the Summer Solstice at a Middlesbrough care home. Residents at The Gables Care Home, on Highfield Road, banged their own…
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Step In The Right Rirection – NHS Confederation Welcomes MPs’ Report
Responding to the Health and Social Care Committee’s report on proposed legislative changes in the NHS, Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, which…
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Get To Know Your Neighbours With A Big Lunch, Says Live-In Care Provider
Live-in care provider celebrate their community by treating residents to a Big Lunch with their neighbours. The Big Lunch is the biggest annual get together…
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