Healthy Lifestyle in Old Age Linked to Slower Memory and Thinking Decline
Research published in The BMJ found that people in their 60s who lead a healthier lifestyle experience slower cognitive decline. The study involved people taking…
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The NHS Won’t Survive Without Immediate Steps to Bolster Workforce, BMA Warns
Responding to the Government’s Delivery plan for recovering urgent and emergency care services, Professor Phil Banfield, chair of BMA council, said: “The NHS cannot afford…
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Bollywood Moves Energize Grateful Grandmother Nalini
A taste of Bollywood magic delighted a talented dancer and her fellow residents at a Winchester dementia care home. Nalini Bhagwat asked staff at the…
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Care Dine With Me: Care Home Launches Nutritional Scheme Based on Iconic TV Show
The scorecards are out at a family-run Cheshire care home as residents rate their dishes as part of a new person-centred nutritional scheme based on…
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Global Ageing Conference 2023 Dates Announced
The 2023 Global Ageing Network’s biennial conference in Glasgow in conjunction with Scottish Care and the National Care Forum takes place on 7th and 8th…
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Belong Celebrates Colleagues at Champion Awards 2022
Carers from across the North West and Midlands have been celebrated at the annual Belong Champion Awards as the dementia specialist recognised the outstanding achievements…
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Fee Rates Paid to Providers Do Not Cover the Cost of Care says ARC England
The Association For Real Change (ARC England) Learning Disability Research Unit today launches their Local Authority Fee Rate Map, which shows that in many cases…
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Class of 2022 Graduate from the Barchester Chef Academy
Under the watchful eye of Barchester’s Hospitality Development and Standards Manager, Mervyn Knights, 24 talented head chefs – the Class of 2022 – have just…
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National Chocolate Cake Day – What’s Not to Love?
Staff and residents at Barchester’s Austen House care home in Lower Earley, Reading had a fantastic time celebrating National Chocolate Cake Day on January 27th,…
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Shefford Home Creates “Remembrance Fence” to Remember Loved Ones
A Shefford home has created a “remembrance fence” where residents and members of the community can remember their loved ones. MHA Oak Manor has utilised…
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Chartwell House Welcomes First Residents
Chartwell House by Boutique Care Homes, Broadstairs, has officially opened and welcomed it’s first residents to their new home. Marking the occasion on Monday 30th…
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Radis Community Care Partners with Housing 21 for a New Extra Care Scheme
Radis Community Care is reinforcing its commitment to dementia care as it becomes the new care provider at Diamond Court extra care scheme in Weston-super-Mare….
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Major Plan to Recover Urgent and Emergency Care Services
The NHS and the government will publish a new blueprint today to help recover urgent and emergency care services, reduce waiting times, and improve patient…
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Heart Conditions Before 60 Linked to Memory and Thinking Problems in Later Life
A team of scientists in the US have found that people who had heart conditions in middle-age were more likely to have memory and thinking…
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Welsh Social Care Workforce to be “Given a voice” in New Survey
A representative sample of the registered workforce in Wales will be invited to complete a survey that asks questions on topics such as well-being, what…
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