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The fundraising campaign Donate Your Time is being launched as a result of the public’s overwhelming response to the charity’s Christmas advert, Santa Forgot. The
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A Blackburn care manager has been recognised as Britain’s best, winning the Best Dementia Care Manager Award at the National Care Awards. This is the
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Survey of lonely over 65s reveals what they miss most Simply ‘sitting with someone’ comes out on top of most missed (52%) ‘Laughing with someone’
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(27 per cent) say they can’t wait for the day to be over. Almost 280,000 older people will spend Christmas Day alone this year. The
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Entries open for nine award categories, celebrating excellence across the care sector – visit towergateinsurance.co.uk/care-awards TV presenter and actress Denise Van Outen to host awards
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Residents at Care South’s Templeman House in Bournemouth welcomed AFC Bournemouth’s Marc Pugh to a special celebratory event yesterday to mark three years of the
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When 88 year-old Mavis Crewe was encouraged to video a rendition of her favourite song at a Lancashire care home little did she realise she
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New statistics have been published by NHS Digital today on the number of detentions under the Mental Health Act in England throughout 2015/16. Inpatients Formally
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Hertfordshire based organisations, Tribemix and Quantum Care, have developed a series of virtual reality experiences that take people living with dementia out of their residential
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Caring for a person with dementia at Christmas can be a challenging time for everyone. The change in routine, new environments, noise, increased stimulation and
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As the first Advent calendar doors open this Thursday (December 1st), older people’s charity Abbeyfield will be throwing open its own, as its houses and
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Social care and housing group Linc Cymru has launched an innovative, community-led research project that will involve its tenants and service users working alongside academics
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Ideal Carehomes’ staff and residents are getting ready to welcome the community for a festive lunch All 15 Ideal care homes are hosting a Christmas
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Myeloma UK carer survey findings suggest that emotional, mental and physical factors, combined with a lack of support and awareness of support services available, cause
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Comments by Tony Pilkington, managing director, Younifi The silence around social care funding in the autumn statement was deafening. After months of sustained campaigning to see
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