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Over 50,000 avoidable emergency admissions for people with dementia last year 70% increase over last five years, tallying with cuts in social care funding 1
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Part of the Gainsborough Healthcare Group, Gainsborough Specialist Bathing has been re-appointed by Four Seasons Health Care to provide assistive baths that ensure utmost care
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A 23-year-old engineer from Lincoln has shaved his head, run a half-marathon and taken part in a skydive for Alzheimer’s Research UK – and all
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SUPER FIT care home worker Victoria Farn raised over £120 running the Sunderland City 10k for elderly residents. Administrator for Bannatyne Lodge Care Home, Vicky
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Residents at a group of nursing and residential homes can enjoy regular access to a premier Bournemouth sports club steeped in tennis history thanks to
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Witney Dementia Action Alliance is gearing up to launch its now familiar annual Turn Witney Blue (#turnwitneyblue) initiative as part of National Dementia Action Week,
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The NHS Confederation has launched a petition calling on the government to commit to a funding plan for health and social care to 2035 in
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On Thursday 17th May, it’s World Baking Day – possibly the tastiest day of the year! To celebrate, Janis Anderson and her team at Caremark
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Care home provider Barchester Healthcare has paid special tribute to all of their nurses and support functions throughout the company on International Nurses Day, to
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Hft, a national charity that supports adults with learning disabilities, has welcomed the news that the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has written to Jeremy
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Joy Wilkinson, a resident at Cadogan Court in Exeter, has been reunited with a recording from her husband Eric, an RAF serviceman, whilst he was
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When it comes to learning about a death, Britons prefer to talk Even younger people prefer a phone call or to talk in person Few
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“Both councils and providers are in clear agreement about the scale of the challenge the system faces, and the need for genuinely new funding.” Responding
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A poll commissioned by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has shown public concerns over nurse staffing levels. The findings come as the RCN publishes
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Care providers are calling for urgent Government action to tackle a growing crisis in social care after the release of shock care home insolvency figures.
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