People over the age of 50 should be forced to pay at least £300-a-year more in National Insurance contributions to help solve Britain’s “pressing” social…
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Staff at York’s latest luxury care home welcomed the city’s Lord Mayor, Councillor Keith Orrell and Lady Mayoress, Judith Orrell, in a ceremonial ‘topping out’…
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Rising disability among working-age adults and a growth in the number of people over 65 is putting rising pressure on the adult social care system…
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A number of residents at Ruddington Manor Care Centre on Ruddington Lane in Wilford were able to relive their youth by riding motorbikes. New Care,…
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The Department for Work & Pensions (the Department) is detecting significantly more Carer’s Allowance overpayments now, that it could have detected before, because it has…
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Bunting, Union Jack flags and hats, decorated cakes and a sing-along all helped celebrate the patron saint of England at The Beeches Care Home, on…
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Hilda Fleming, who lives at Aaron Court Care Home, in Ellesmere Port, received more than 330 birthday cards following an appeal from the home. Staff…
Read more...Care England, the largest representative body for independent providers of adult social care has expressed disappointment that social care has once again been overlooked. Responding…
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A specially designed mobile phone game can detect people at risk of Alzheimer’s – according to new research from the University of East Anglia. Researchers…
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Greensleeves Care’s newest home, Lavender Fields in Sevenoaks, welcomed BAFTA award-winning actors Miriam Margolyes and Virginia McKenna, and an international quality film crew to the…
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Borough Care residents will be participating in a number of different gardening activities during National Gardening Week (Saturday 27 April – Sunday 5 May). Gardening…
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Leading life-safety systems manufacturer, C-TEC, has appointed Chris Bradley as its new Southern Distribution Account Manager. With over 10 years’ experience in the industry, Chris has…
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Responding to the report issued today by the Select Committee on Intergenerational Fairness and Provision, David Sinclair, Director of the International Longevity Centre – UK…
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Poor oral health is independently associated with problems in later life, according to the findings of a new study. The research shows that elderly people…
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New research commissioned by the older people’s charity Independent Age shows that over half (51%) of homeowners in England over the age of 50 fear…
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