Loneliness is “All Year-Round Concern” Warn Councils
Loneliness needs to be an all-year-round concern and not just something that matters at Christmas, warn councils. The Local Government Association, which represents more than
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Memories Revived for Stanley, 90, as Theatre Troupe Visit Care Home
HAPPY hours spent treading the boards were re-lived when a professional theatre company brought their panto to a New Forest care home. Stanley Crowe, 90,
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New High Quality Edinburgh Care Home in £3M Crowdfunding Raise
A brand new high quality care home for the elderly in Edinburgh, established by Care Concern Group, is raising £3million from investors through Downing Crowd,
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LGA Responds to Age UK Report on Older People Not Receiving Help They Need
Responding to new analysis by Age UK revealing the number of older people in England who struggle without the help they need to carry out
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Lack of Training Affecting Dementia Homecare
An Alzheimer’s Society investigation has exposed a vicious cycle where a lack of dementia training for homecare workers results in intolerable stress for people with
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Shortages in Care Fail UK’s Older People
Four in five local authorities in the UK report not having enough care for older people in their area, new research from Family and Childcare
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HRH The Duke of Gloucester Officially Opens Chilterns Court Care Centre in Henley
Oxfordshire’s newest care facility, Chilterns Court Care Centre, officially opened its doors with a special visit from HRH The Duke of Gloucester. His Royal Highness
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Compelling case for care homes to embrace energy saving and water efficiency
Mark Sait, CEO SaveMoneyCutCarbon.com Care homes are currently caught in a vicious vice and being squeezed by ever increasing costs while feeling the full
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A new report exposes the widespread and systematic underfunding of homecare services for older people. The findings provide further evidence of genuine risks to the
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Professor Martin Green Tells CLG Committee That Poor Commissioning is Threatening Social Care
Professor Martin Green, Chief Executive of Care England, was called to give evidence to the influential Communities and Local Government Committee in Parliament as part
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Hospices and the Challenges They Face in Relation to Medicines Management
Martin England, Pharmacy Services Director at Ashtons Hospital Pharmacy Services It is now 26 years since the then Health Secretary, Virginia Bottomley, successfully argued in
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Quarter of People do Not Need to be Admitted to Hospital, New Research Reveals
Up to one in four people admitted to hospital do not need to be there and could be looked after elsewhere if better use was
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Retailers Set to Become More Dementia Friendly
Alzheimer’s Society is launching a new guide for retailers to encourage them to become dementia friendly and support people living with dementia and their carers.
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ILC-UK Commissioned to Conduct a Review of Inequalities in Experiences of Later Life
The Centre for Ageing Better has commissioned International Longevity Centre – UK (ILC-UK), along with Newcastle University’s Institute for Ageing to conduct a review into
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Pain Profiling Has Potential Improve Quality Of Life For Older Patients
A two part paper published recently in Age & Ageing, the scientific journal of The British Geriatrics Society, reveals that pain profiling in older patients
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