£388k For Bristol Study Linking Alzheimer’s And High Blood Pressure
Thanks to a £388k funding boost from Alzheimer’s Research UK, a team of researchers at the University of Bristol is embarking on a study to
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Social Care Employee Engagement Survey Tri-Partite Coalition To Tackle Critical Social Care Workforce Challenges
The two leading organisations representing not for-profit providers, the Voluntary Organisations Disability Group and the National Care Forum, have joined forces with Agenda Consulting to
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Milestones Trust, The Charity Behind The New Specialist Dementia Home, Celebrates 30th Anniversary In 2016
North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson has officially opened the marketing suite at Abbey House, a new specialist dementia home being built in Swindon. The launch
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A Milestone To Remember, Fairlawn Helps To Celebrate 60th Wedding Anniversary
It is a special time of year for local couple Muriel and Dennis Hornes, who were delighted to recently celebrate their diamond wedding anniversary in
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Social Care Employee Engagement Survey
Tri-partite coalition to tackle critical social care workforce challenges The two leading organisations representing not for-profit providers, the Voluntary Organisations Disability Group and the National
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ONS Reports Spike In Number Of Deaths In 2015 Driven By Increased Mortality In Over 75s
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) and Public Health England, have carried out analysis of weekly and monthly death figures. This comes after the 2015
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British Bake Off Celebrity Visits Hallmark Care Home To Cook With Residents
Celebrity chef, Jo Wheatley recently visited Hallmark Care Home, Admiral Court in Essex, to bake with the residents and share culinary advice with the care
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Mapplewell Manor Named In The Top 20 Most Recommended Care Homes In Yorkshire & The Humber
Mapplewell Manor in Barnsley, has won an award for being Top 20 most recommended care home in Yorkshire & the Humber. There are over 1500
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Patients Association Proposes Independent Commission On The Future Funding Of The NHS And Social Care As Patient Services Face Deepening Crisis
The Patients Association will today announce a proposal to establish an Independent Commission on Funding of the NHS and Social Care. The news comes alongside
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Rise In Deaths In 2015 Due To Impact Of Dementia And Respiratory Disease
Provisional analysis into a spike in deaths during 2015 has shown that the increase was largely due to deaths from Alzheimer’s and other dementias, and
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Mind Matters: Care England 2016 Conference To Focus On Mental Health
Care England has announced that the focus of its 2016 conference & exhibition, ‘Mind Matters’, will be the Mental Capacity Act and the care sector’s
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Biggest Financial Worry For Over-65s Is Running Out Of Money
~ Independent Age reveals new stats to launch Moneywise guide ~ The biggest financial worry for almost a quarter (23%) of people aged 65 and
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Mayor Hails New Care Home As ‘Latest Jewel In Chichester’s Crown’
A NEW £11 million care home has been hailed as “the latest jewel in Chichester’s crown.” Chichester Mayor, Cllr Peter Budge, was speaking at the
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National Social Care Conference – Delivering Quality In Challenging Times
An impressive line-up of eminent speakers arrives at the ICC in Birmingham on the 12 May to share the latest thinking on care for older
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CQC Responds To Joint Investigation By The Sunday Times And Channel 4’s Dispatches On Instances Of Poor Home Care By Two Providers
The Quality Care Commission has issued a response following the Sunday Times a story which exposed serious failings in care in people’s own homes in
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