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Home care providers and commissioners should ensure services support the aspirations, goals and priorities of each person using services, rather than providing “one size fits

The results of a highly-anticipated early-stage trial into a new drug aimed at treating Alzheimer’s disease have been announced by the pharmaceutical company Biogen Idec.

Residents at The Laurels & Pine Lodge Residential Home, Oakdale, Poole, thoroughly enjoyed taking part in Nutrition and Hydration week this week. Staff at the

Proposals to create the first state of the art Dementia Centres of Excellence in Staffordshire reached a major milestone today (Thursday) as plans to develop

Researchers in the US have found that older people with a strong sense of purpose in life may be less likely to have damage in

People and their families who use care services will soon be able to make more informed choices about their care by seeing first-hand if the

Nutrition & Hydration Week 2015 officially launched with an event that brought together lead figures in health and social care catering from the UK and

Care UK colleagues have been going the extra mile at Britten Court care home in Lowestoft, after setting-up a special surprise for 82 year-old resident

A day care centre in Milngavie has cooked up an innovative service that allows people with any form of memory impairment to have an enjoyable

US scientists have developed a new scoring system designed to predict an older person’s risk of developing mild cognitive impairment – problems with memory and

Professional training for catering in the health and social care sector has taken a gargantuan step forward with the launch of the NVQ Level 2

Responding to today’s budget statement, in which Chancellor George Osborne confirmed a real terms increase in NHS funding for 2015/16, the NHS Confederation is calling for an

A pneumococcal vaccine helps prevent pneumonia among people over the age of 65. Research among some 85,000 Dutch subjects shows that vaccination halves the number