Will a Salad a Day Keep Memory Problems Away? – Alzheimer’s Society comments
New research suggests that eating one or two servings per day of green, leafy vegetables may slow down the memory and thinking decline associated with
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Crieff Residents Raise £900 for Local Care Home
Generous members of the Perthshire community raised an impressive £900 for residents at HC-One care home, The Birches, during a recent bingo night. Volunteers
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Record Rise in Care Home Costs as Pensioner Incomes Stagnate
The average annual cost of a care home in Great Britain jumped by 9.6% between 2016 and 2017 – the largest increase on record and
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Care Home Residents Enjoy Celebrity Limo Experience
Residents at a specialist dementia care home in Ferndown enjoyed a taste of celebrity when they were whisked off for a tour of Sandbanks in
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Think Twice if You’re Dealing with Tricky Customers This International Day for Tolerance (Thurs 16 Nov)
South West care charity Milestones Trust offers tips for talking to people with dementia A South West care home charity is calling on people to
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Knight Frank Predicts National Crisis in Care Home Industry
– 6,600 care homes at risk of closure over the next 5 years – – Will cost £15 billion to replace closed homes – –
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LGA Responds to Cost of Care Research
Responding to research by Prestige Nursing + Care showing that the average annual cost of a care home in Great Britain has increased by 9.6%
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Finalists for Region’s Healthcare Innovation Awards Revealed
The North of England’s most promising healthcare innovators have been revealed as the shortlist for the Bright Ideas in Health Awards 2017 is announced. Now
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Desperate Plea for Funds to Tackle Health and Care Crisis Made by Coalition
A last desperate plea for additional funds to tackle the growing crisis in health and care services ahead of next month’s Budget is being made
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CQC Seeks Views on How Providers Should Pay Their Regulatory Fees in 2018/19
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) are seeking views on new proposals for how they should calculate the fees that providers of health and adult social
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Memory Walk for Care Home Resident with Dementia
A CARE home resident with dementia has helped raise funds for the Alzheimer’s Society by taking part in a three-mile memory walk. Audrey Bracewell, who
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Half of UK Workers Aged 40-64 Won’t Have Enough Money to Retire
Half of all workers aged 40-64 – nearly eight million people – do not expect to have enough money to stop work and retire when
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Care Home Football Fans Head to the Home of English Football
National home care provider HC-One has been pulling out all the stops to make residents wishes come true at Aston House Care Home in Hayes.
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£2,000 Donation Boosts Bield in Kirkintilloch
A generous donation of £2,000 will ensure that people living with dementia in Kinkintilloch can continue to enjoy dining
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Bupa Set to Sell Up to Half its Care Homes in £450 Million Deal
Healthcare group, Bupa, is set to sell almost half of its care homes in a deal that is expected be in the region of £450
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