Adult Social Care: Finding A Sustainable Solution
Extra-care housing was an initiative originally brought about under the last Labour government, who fostered the approach when an Extra Care Fund was set up…
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Wickford Care Home ‘Horses Around’ With Visiting Ponies
A Wickford care home played host to some unusual visitors, when local business Pony Pals Club paid them a visit. Chaplin Lodge, on Nevendon Road,…
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Councils Respond To Sleep-In Back Pay Announcement
Responding to the new sleep-in shift pay compliance scheme announced by the Department of Health, Cllr Izzi Seccombe, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community…
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Charity Calls For Action As Dementia Becomes The UK’s Biggest Killer
Dementia is now the leading cause of death in the UK, as new figures reveal that for the first time, the condition is killing more…
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£4 Billion Needed Next Year To Stop NHS Care Deteriorating
The government must find at least £4 billion more for the NHS in the Budget to stop patient care deteriorating next year, three leading health…
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Help Older People With Learning Disabilities Plan For The Future, Says NICE
NICE recommends health and social care professionals help older people with learning disabilities live healthy and fulfilling lives as they age, including planning for life-changing…
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MP Praises Care Home Staff For ‘Great Compassion’ And ‘Devotion’
Staff at a Hastings care home have been praised by the town’s MP for their “thoughtfulness” and dedication to caring for residents. Amber Rudd, the…
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Government Plan For New Treatments Welcomed By Alzheimer’s Research UK
Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK’s leading dementia research charity, has welcomed a government plan to speed up the way new treatments are introduced on the…
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Therapet Dog Brings Smiles To Resident’s Faces
The Residents of a Perth-based care home made friends with a young black Labrador this week following their first Therapet visit. Thor the therapy dog…
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Positive Results From Alzheimer’s Drug In Phase 1 Clinical Trial Extension
The pharmaceutical company Biogen has today announced the results of an extended phase 1b clinical trial of the potential Alzheimer’s disease drug, aducanumab. Results from…
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Halloween Fun At Dormy House Care Home
Monsters, witches, ghouls and ghosts were found at Dormy House care home in Sunningdale this week as the regular toddler group enjoyed a theme morning…
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Staines Care Home Raises £21,745 For Minibus
Moor House care home in Staines, run by charity Friends of the Elderly, has reached its fundraising target of £21,745 to buy a minibus to…
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Staff At York Business Turn Pink To Support Cancer Charity
The staff team at Danshell Group’s central support office in York have raised more than £200 for ‘Breast Cancer Now’. The team rose to the…
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Vast Majority Of People Who Pay For Social Care Won’t Benefit From A Cap On Costs At Level Currently Proposed, New Research Finds
Nine in 10 people who pay for their own care in England won’t benefit if the ‘cap’ on care costs, currently set at £72,000, goes…
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New Research Suggests Government Social Care Cap Will Not Protect The Majority
New research has found that the government’s proposed lifetime cap on care costs for adults in England would not protect the majority of service users. The…
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