90-Minute COVID-19 tests to be Provided to Care Homes
A new test that can detect COVID-19 and flu, and deliver test results within 90 minutes, is to be used in care homes from next week.
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The Show Must Go on at Didsbury Care Village
An outdoor music initiative has hit the right note at Didsbury care village, Belong Morris Feinmann, with residents delighting in a live garden
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Resident At Nottingham Care Home Reunited With Childhood Room After Almost A Decade
A resident at Oakleigh Lodge care home in Nottingham was left astonished after being reunited with his childhood bedroom after almost a decade.
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Extra £22.7 Million Covid Cash Is “Temporary Sticking Plaster”
Care home owners in Wales have described the extra £22.7 million in emergency funding announced by the Welsh Government as a “temporary sticking plaster”.
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NACC Training & Development Forum 2020 Will Proceed As A Live Event
The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) is excited to confirm that the NACC Training & Development Forum 2020, including the NACC Awards 2020, will return to the East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham, on 7-9 October as a live event.
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Research To Help Elderly Manage Medicines Safely Could Help Cut Hospital Admissions
New £156,000 two-year study led by University of Bradford academic
Helping frail elderly people manage multiple medicines safely is the focus of a new research project led by Dr Beth Fylan, Senior Lecturer in Patient
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Visitor Guidance Lacks “Clarity & Leadership”
After a month without any guidance on visiting in care homes in England, families and providers desperately needed clarity and leadership from Government. Unfortunately, the
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MPs Seek Evidence On Staff Burnout Across The NHS And Social Care
The health & Social Care Committee has launched a new inquiry to examine workforce burnout across the NHS and social care. It will consider increased pressures brought by Covid-19
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The Lancet Launches Important New Guidance On Dementia Risk Reduction
The Lancet has launched new guidance which reveals that an extended set of 12 modifiable risk factors might prevent or delay up to 40 per cent of dementia cases globally.
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Work Starts On Multi-Million Pound Shrewsbury Care Home
As part of its ongoing investment in new homes, Care UK has just celebrated the turf-cutting of its seventh home to currently be under construction.
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Don’t Expect Miracles – It Will Take Time For NHS Services To Be Back To Normal
Responding to the letter from NHS England and NHS Improvement on the “third phase” of the NHS’s response to Covid-19, Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, which represents organisations across the healthcare sector, said:
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Special Care Home Visit Marks Elderly Couples 65th Wedding Anniversary At Jesmond Care Home
An elderly couple have celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary with a special outdoor lunch at Jesmond Care Home in Aberdeen.
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Dorset Care Home Opens ‘Garden Room’ To Support Covid-Safe Visiting
The Old Vicarage care home in Sherborne, Dorset, which provides high quality residential care to up to 41 people, is proudly announcing the opening of its temporary ‘garden visiting room’.
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A Most Unusual Relationship-Pens Pals With A 73 Year Age Gap
Pen pals have 73-year age gap but have formed a fantastic friendship
Even though there’s an age gap of over 73-years, pen pals Eva, 14, and Mary, 86, have been keeping each other company during the Coronavirus
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Eliminating 12 Modifiable Risk Factors Could Reduce Dementia Cases By 40%
Excessive alcohol consumption, traumatic brain injury and pollution included in new findings Sleep a possible risk factor but more research needed Lower income countries at
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