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Residents and their families from Green Heys Care Home, in Liverpool, have participated in a pioneering artistic research project that explores the impact that touch
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A group of young volunteers arranged for four disabled women from a care home to see their school musical. The ‘YOPEY Befrienders’ from Ormiston Sudbury
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Birch House Care Home in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, which supports individuals with learning disabilities, welcomed local singer and entertainer Mhari Shand for a fun day of
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A European-wide study published today in the journal Neuroepidemiology has found that whilst older people with a higher level of education have better memory function,
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American singer and actor David Cassidy has revealed he is living with dementia. The 66-year-old, who shot to fame in the UK as a teen
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A European-wide study has found that whilst older people with a higher level of education have better memory function, it does not protect them from
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The ways that care home staff change shifts and how they exchange information when coming on and off duty are widely thought to be crucial
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The government must be prepared to back radical changes to health services to secure the future of the NHS, according to a new analysis of
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Protecting the future of dementia research in a post-Brexit Britain was on the agenda when Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner visited Alzheimer’s Research UK. On Thursday,
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Council tax rises in 2017/18 will not bring in enough money to prevent the need for further deep cuts to local services next year, the Local
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Comedian David Baddiel said his father’s dementia created a “cartooning” of his personality and an “exaggeration” of who he had been before symptoms developed. In
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The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) is honoured to announce that Chris and Jayne Roberts are its new ambassadors. Chris and Jayne are committed
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ELDERLY residents enjoyed romance in retirement at The Beeches Care Home in Stockton-on-Tees this Valentine’s Day. The home held a romantic supper for residents, who
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Kathleen Wood, who lives at Brook House Care Home in Wembley, has made her big-screen debut at the age of 96, featuring in a film
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Researchers exploring why there has been a substantial increase in mortality in England and Wales in 2015 conclude that failures in the health and social
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