Local Authorities Failing Adults With Down’s Syndrome; Unlawful Practices Widespread
Local authorities are failing adults with Down’s syndrome – resulting in unlawful practices in some cases – because they are taking too long to assess…
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Elderly Get Christmas Delivery From Kind-Hearted Pupils
A CHRISTMAS surprise was given to elderly care home residents as students dropped off dozens of shoeboxes full of gifts. Pupils from Bolton Muslim Girls’…
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Duchess Of Sussex Visits Twickenham Care Home
The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, spread some Christmas cheer to retired artists and entertainers when she visited the Royal Variety Charity’s residential nursing home…
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Hallmark Care Homes Presents Over £140,000 To Alzheimer’s Research UK And The Care Workers Charity
Hallmark Care Homes Chair and Chair of Care England, Avnish Goyal, recently presented cheques worth a combined £144,804 to The Care Workers Charity and Alzheimer’s…
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Grinch Has Stolen Christmas From Social Care Says Providers
Care providers say the Grinch has stolen Christmas hope from 1.4m older and vulnerable adults who are currently going without the care they need. The…
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Millions Plan To Give The Gift Of Time This Christmas
Millions of us are planning to give the gift of our time this festive period by volunteering to help others. New research from Royal Voluntary…
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Specialists Still Not Talking About Death And Dying With People With Dementia And Their Families
A study, supported by the terminal illness charity Marie Curie and Alzheimer’s Society, reveals that there remain significant barriers for specialists to talk to people…
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Care Village Nurse Wins Prestigious Care Award
Karan Shingler of Hyde, Greater Manchester, has been crowned winner of the ‘Palliative Care/End of Life’ Great North West Care Award, earning a place in…
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Double Celebrations At Worcestershire Care Home
A care home in Evesham has double the reason to celebrate after its manager won a prestigious award shortly after it marked its 15th anniversary….
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Sunrise Of Eastbourne Is ‘Outstanding’ Care Provider
Sunrise of Eastbourne has received a rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the independent regulator of health and social care services in…
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ICO Begins Action Against Care Homes For Failure To Pay New Data Protection Fee
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has begun formal enforcement action against care homes that have failed to pay the data protection fee. The data protection…
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Braintree Care Homes Win Awards For Food And Fun
A passion for providing delicious and nutritious food and a varied programme of activities to promote wellbeing has won awards for two Braintree care homes….
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Essex Care Home Rated Outstanding By The Care Quality Commission
The Care Quality Commission has found the quality of care provided by Mountfitchet House care home in Stansted, Essex, to be Outstanding following an inspection…
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Older People ‘Would Benefit’ From Weight Training And More Protein
“GPs should prescribe protein powders and weight lifting to pensioners to help reverse frailty,” The Daily Telegraph reports. While there is no exact definition of…
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Further Evidence That Alzheimer’s Protein Amyloid Could Spread Like Prions
Scientists from University College London (UCL) have presented further evidence in mice that the amyloid protein, which builds up in the brain during Alzheimer’s, can…
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