Care Homes Call a Halt to GP Retainers
Care England, the largest representative body for independent care providers, has today called a halt to the unethical practice of GP Retainers. Many care homes
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ILC-UK Calls For Extra Care Housing Focus To Reduce Loneliness And Social Isolation In Older People
A new report from the International Longevity Centre (ILC-UK) has found that residential housing with flexible care provision (extra care) can have a major impact
Read more...RNHA Describes Delay In Introduction Of Cap On Care Costs As ‘A Double-Edged Sword’ And Hopes Government Will Now Get Its Act Together
As the dust settles on George Osbourne’s budget announcements for 2015/16, the Registered Nursing Home Association (RNHA) has responded to the government’s decision to postpone
Read more...Ready For Ageing Alliance Challenge The “Myth Of The Baby Boomer”
A new report by the Ready for Ageing Alliance seeks to dispel the myth that there is a uniform group of older people in the
Read more...On Your Marks, Get Set… BAKE! Christchurch Care Home Holds Its Annual Bake Off
Inspired by the return of the Great British Bake Off to UK television screens, staff and residents at Care South’s Queensmead care home in Christchurch
Read more...Cure For Dementia Moves Forward As Thousands Of New Volunteers Join The Fight
The Government’s ambition to find a cure for dementia by 2025 has been boosted by a dramatic rise in people volunteering to take part in
Read more...Research Study To Help Shape Future Of Dementia Care
A study, which will shape the future of education and training around dementia within the NHS, has been launched by health researchers at three Yorkshire
Read more...Response To Progress Report On End Of Life Care
The Department of Health has published a follow-on report marking the progress made by the Leadership Alliance for the Care of Dying People – a
Read more...Devon Scientists to Host Free Dementia Information Day
Leading South West dementia scientists will come together on Thursday 3 September to hold a free public event in Devon to discuss current dementia research.
Read more...Yorkshire Care Home Goes Green With Biomass
Mansion House care home in Drax Nr Selby is using renewable energy for its heating system after installing a Biomass Boiler. Roche Healthcare, a family
Read more...Middlesbrough FC volunteers Entertain Care Home Residents
DOZENS of teenagers have volunteered their time to help elderly Teesside care home residents. The Gables Care Home, on Highfield Road, welcomed over 30 volunteers
Read more...Thousands Of New Volunteers Sign Up To Ground-Breaking Dementia Research Studies
The Government’s ambition to find a cure for dementia by 2025 has been boosted by a dramatic rise in people volunteering to take part in
Read more...NCPC Comments On ‘One Chance To Get It Right: One Year On’ Report
The Department of Health published a progress report this week on the new approach to care in the last days and hours of life.The report shows
Read more...Care Home “Pub” Is Just The Tonic For Residents
A Bupa Care Home has come up with an unusual tonic for residents – by providing them with their own traditional “pub and beer garden’’.
Read more...New Figures Show UK Workers Over 55 Are In Need Of Excitement
More than one in three (35%) office workers over 55 in the UK have admitted to finding their work away days boring, with nearly a
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