20,000 Young People Become Dementia Friends
The Scout Association and Alzheimer’s Society unite to empower young people to help those living with dementia A staggering 20,000 Scouts have become Dementia Friends,…
Read more...The Scout Association and Alzheimer’s Society unite to empower young people to help those living with dementia A staggering 20,000 Scouts have become Dementia Friends,…
Read more...MUSIC, games and henna tattoos took place at a Rotherham care home as part of a visit from teen volunteers. Eight teenagers from Rotherham United…
Read more...A new intergenerational scheme has been unveiled this month, in a bid to improve the emotional and physical wellbeing of care home residents and youngsters,…
Read more...Residents at luxury care home Beaumont Hall were thrilled with a visit from Leicester Tiger’s Mascot last week at their Easter Family Fun Day. Welford took…
Read more...Researchers in the US have found a link between a single night of sleep deprivation and increased levels of amyloid protein in brain regions implicated…
Read more...There was much to celebrate as the eldest recorded person in Coventry, marked her 109th birthday this week at her Sanctuary Care home. Surrounded by…
Read more...Care home provider Advinia Health Care announced today the names of the 22 Bupa care homes it has acquired, as part of a deal with…
Read more...Patcham care home in Brighton is supporting its activities co-ordinator, Paula Grout, who is taking on a daring zip wire challenge to raise money for…
Read more...A national skills organisation has thrown its weight behind a campaign led by a Lancashire care home network to highlight the growing skills shortages facing…
Read more...A COMMUNITY charity has been holding regular arts and crafts sessions at a Rotherham care home to boost elderly residents’ creativity. RotherFed has been visiting…
Read more...From today (April 9), people in Wales are able to keep up to £40,000 of their money before they need to self-fund the full cost…
Read more...A FORMER factory worker has celebrated her 100th birthday with a party alongside friends and family at her care home in Chester-le-Street. Mabel Fenwick was…
Read more...NICE is urging councils and health bodies to make sure that people with learning disabilities can access well-designed services and staff with the right skills…
Read more...A Vancouver-based research team led by Dr Patrick McGeer, has published a paper suggesting that anti-inflammatory drugs could prevent Alzheimer’s disease. The study suggests that,…
Read more...Skills for Care is urging people to join in Care Home Open Day, as care homes across the country invite their communities to join in…
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