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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St Monica Trust Announces Legacy for Hit Channel 4 Show
The Bristol-based charity featured in Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds has announced it will be creating a nursery at one of its retirement
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Residents and Relatives Rate Care Home ‘Excellence’
More than half the residents and relatives who responded to a care home provider’s annual survey have rated its services as ‘excellent’. Family-owned Colten Care,
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Retirees Leaving Sociable Workplaces May Experience Accelerated Cognitive Decline
A study published recently in Age and Ageing, the scientific journal of the British Geriatrics Society, provides new evidence that workers retiring from occupations
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Half of Older Patients’ Families Struggle to Complain About Poor Care in Hospital
Older vulnerable people are often reliant on relatives to raise concerns when things go wrong in hospital, yet over half (51%) of family members with
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Carer Communicates with Partner Using Coughs, Eye Contact and Toy’s Because of Rare Dementia
Adele Lootes, 42, is the primary carer for her partner Lance Mills, 49, who was diagnosed with behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in 2012, when
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The Royal Star & Garter Homes Receives Level 1 Kitemark for Exceptional Dementia Care
The Royal Star & Garter Homes is proud to announce that both the Charity’s Homes’ have been awarded the Level 1 Kitemark by
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Leading Dentists Issue Warning on Over 65’s Dental Care
Leading dentists have warned there is an urgent need to improve oral healthcare for older people. The Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal
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Head Shave Raises over £700 for Elderly Care Home Residents
HAIR today, gone tomorrow for a Stockton fundraiser whose sponsored head shave raised hundreds for elderly care home residents. Ruth Atkinson, from Yarm, faced
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Care Home with Views of Windsor Castle Celebrates Milestone
Care UK, has moved a step closer to delivering a new care home in Windsor, with a ‘topping out’ ceremony held on site to
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Heathcotes Group Opens New Services in Chesterfield
Care provider Heathcotes Group has opened a new specialist facility in Chesterfield following the completion of two new build services, each accommodating eight
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