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By dietitian Jane Clarke BSc (Hons) SRD DSc, founder of Nourish by Jane Clarke (www.nourishbyjaneclarke.com)
I have supported many individuals living with dementia, their families and carers, in my work as a nutritionist running a clinical practice and working
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By Vanessa Pritchard-Wilkes, Head of Strategic Engagement at Housing 21(www.housing21.org.uk)
In the UK, there are around 3.5 million women over 50 currently in employment, 25% of whom suffer severe menopause symptoms.
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Worries over visiting as death rates rise
Care providers are calling for urgent guidance over relative visiting after doubts were cast on the accuracy of tests.
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Nearly one million people in the UK have dementia. People living with the most common form, Alzheimer’s disease, can experience difficulties working out where they are
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Home Meadow residential care home in Toft, near Cambridge, is calling on the local community to help locate some festive elves, lost in isolation!
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Leading care sector figures are calling for a rethink on restricted movement between care settings as outlined in the Government’s Winter Plan.
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Care England has appealed for guidance for care home visiting to go beyond Christmas.
Professor Martin Green, Chief Executive of Care England, says:
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Veterans at Royal Star & Garter in Surbiton have been busy writing Christmas cards to loved ones, thanks to a kind donation from a local businesswoman.
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Residents and Colleagues at HC One’s Victoria Park have been showing their support for breast cancer awareness month.
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‘Only together,’ the charity’s first-ever influencing campaign, highlights the low level of specialist support currently available to families affected by dementia, and how access to quality care could be improved.
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A Borders care home has created personalised hobby boxes for its residents, enabling them to continue to enjoy their favourite activities while adhering with social distancing measures.
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A New Forest care home has ‘brought the outside in’ with the launch of a peaceful indoor oasis to support residents’ mental and physical wellbeing.
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By Graham Flynn, MD of Anenta (www.anentawaste.com)
You may be surprised, or more worryingly not, to hear that up to 90% of clinical waste and 35% of offensive waste produced in care homes is contaminated with recyclable materials. Big deal! So what, right?
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A care home is a complex environment – meeting the holistic needs of residents and providing a safe working environment for staff is challenging. The impact of COVID-19 on care homes
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Residents and Colleagues at HC One’s Alexander Court care home, are thrilled to have won in a category of the HC One annual gardening competition.
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