Common Heart Condition Linked To Higher Dementia Risk
Researchers in Sweden have found that people who have an irregular heart beat are also more likely to develop dementia. The findings are published today
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Care Show Speaker Spotlight: The Illusive Outstanding
Ahead of The Care Show 2018 (17-18 October, NEC Birmingham), The Carer talks to Jonathan Cunningham about that illusive OUTSTANDING rating! 2% of all care
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Call For Urgent Action To End ‘Fragility’ Of Social Care System
Care providers are calling for urgent action to end the ‘fragility’ of the social care system which has seen a 20% increase in the number
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Suffolk Care Home Makes Very Special Wish Come True For Resident
The team at Davers Court care home in Suffolk really did reach for the skies to make the wish of one resident come true recently.
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Ivy Celebrates Her 108th Birthday With Family And Friends
HUDDERSFIELD’S oldest person has celebrated her 108th birthday surrounded by three generations of her family. Ivy Clegg marked her big day with a fish and
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Cherished Cavalcade Is A Motoring Treat At Nursing Home
MG car owners surprised a fellow enthusiast when they arrived in convoy at a Shropshire nursing home to show their support. Retired mechanic Peter Hough,
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CQC Warns Of “Growing Care Injustice”
The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) annual assessment of the quality of health and social care in England shows that overall, quality has been largely maintained,
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Christchurch Group Make Jonathan’s Dream Of A Holiday Come True
A neurological rehabilitation centre in York has helped a man realise his dream of going on another holiday, with the help of their sister service
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Time Is Running Out For Social Care
Care England, the largest representative body for independent providers of adult social care, has submitted evidence to the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee’s inquiry
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Furry Friends Helping Care Home Residents With Dementia
Reach Sled Dog Rescue recently visited Stocks Hall Care Home in Skelmersdale, Lancashire to meet all the ladies and gentlemen living at the Home. REACH
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Chamberlain Court Wins National Design Award
Chamberlain Court, Hallmark Care Homes’ facility in Royal Tunbridge Wells, has scooped a prestigious design award. The residential, nursing and dementia care home, which opened
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Triple Success For Balhousie Care Group At National Care Awards
Three exceptional people from Balhousie Care Group have been shortlisted for a National Care Award. Heather Smith, Yvonne Manson and Ross Balmer are finalists for
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Care Home In Norwich Presents Resident With Army Medals For His Contributions To The War
Ashfields Care Home in Norwich, run by Barchester Healthcare held a special medal presentation ceremony for 95 year old resident, John Frew, where Sargent Major
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Volunteering Hero
A local ten-year-old is hailed a volunteering hero for her inspiring support to a Sanctuary Care home in Romford, Essex. Teigan Hewitt has been generously
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Social Care Interest Groups Warn Government That Its Mental Capacity Reforms Are Not Fit For Purpose
Leading social care interest groups from across the care sector are calling on the Government to urgently rethink its Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill that is
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