World Friendship Day: Dementia And Friendship
It’s World Friendship Day on 30 July and this year Theresa McNally, Creative Practice Manager at national dementia care specialist Vida Healthcare, shares her tips on how to communicate
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Tackling Pollution Should be a Public Health Priority says Alzheimer’s Research UK
Research presented at the 2021 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) in Colorado links air pollution to brain changes associated with diseases like Alzheimer’s. Findings revealed…
Read more...LGA Responds to CQC Data on Deaths Involving COVID-19 in Care Homes
Responding to the publication by the Care Quality Commission of data on death notifications involving COVID-19 received from individual care homes in England between 10…
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Greenacres Care Home Chef Honoured at Great British Care Awards
Meltham Care home Kitchen Manager, Adele Pumford, is celebrating after taking home a prestigious Great British Care Awards regional title within the ‘The Care Home…
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Go-Ahead for North West’s First Intergenerational Nursery
State-of-the-art care village operator Belong has been granted planning permission for the North West’s first nursery within a care setting, at its most recent development,…
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Fears Over Lack of Staff to Provide Care
Care providers fear they may soon not have enough staff to care for the country’s oldest and most vulnerable as a recruitment crisis depends. Provider…
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Local Care Home Hosts BBQ Party For Residents And Family
Staff, residents, relatives and the local community came together at Wilsmere House to enjoy a community BBQ that was held in the home’s grounds on 24th july 2021.
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Runwood Homes Is Part Of The Together With Music Initiative, Bringing Positivity, Connection And Musical Joy To Its Residents
Together with Music is an intergenerational platform, centred around connection, community and music. As a member of the initiative, residents and staff have access to an impressive variety
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Friendships Forged In A Care Home As Residents Support Each Other During Covid-19
As the adage goes – ‘when tough times come, you realise who your true friends are’. Four residents at CHD Living’s Surbiton Care Home learned this first-hand forging a strong, last-lasting friendship during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Chichester Care Home Residents Enjoy ‘Revolutionary’ Trips Out
Residents from a Chichester care home were among the first passengers to take a neighbourhood trip aboard a specially adapted community bike.
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Brave Harrogate Carer Receives New Award
A carer who battled back after suffering Covid-19 to look after older and vulnerable adults in North Yorkshire is the first recipient of a special new award.
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1.4 Million Requests For Care From Older People Turned Down Since The PM Promised To “Fix Care, Once And For All”
New analysis from the charity Age UK has found that in the two years since the Prime Minister made his promise to “fix social care once and for all”, over 1.4 million requests for social care
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Difficulty Hearing Speech Could Be A Risk Factor For Dementia
In 2020 a landmark report by the Lancet Commission estimated that people with unaddressed midlife hearing loss are up to five times more likely to be affected by dementia than those without hearing loss.
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Deddington Care Home Resident Celebrates Milestone Birthday
A resident at Featherton House care home has marked her 101st birthday with a special party at the home with her fellow residents.
Joan Hearmon was joined by residents and staff at the Chapel Square home, in the landmark celebration
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With New Cases Soaring, We Can All Take Simple Steps To Curb COVID Spread Says NHS
Commenting on the latest test and trace figures, Layla McCay, director of policy at the NHS Confederation, said: “As new cases of COVID-19 continue to soar, with almost 260,000 people testing
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