Could Robots Be The Key To Solving Social Care Crisis?
Middlesex University and the University of Bedfordshire are to work together on a €2.5m international three-year research project to help develop the world’s first robots…
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It’s Time To Embrace Digital Technology Says CQC Chief Inspector
‘How to achieve outstanding care: The role of digitalisation’, which sought to share best practice from Denmark on utilising digital technologies in the care home…
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National Charity Calls On Government To Halt Proposed Cuts To Employment Support Allowance
Sense welcomes report from The Work and Pensions Select Committee National disability charity, Sense, has called on the government to halt its proposed cuts to…
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Age UK Joins Jo Cox Commission To Raise Awareness Of Loneliness
Age UK is taking part in a government initiative to increase the public’s awareness of loneliness, in memory of murdered MP Jo Cox. The Jo…
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Air Ambulance Lands £700 Cheque From Dorset Care Home
BIG-HEARTED residents at a North Dorset care home have raised more than £700 for one of the area’s most popular charities. Dorset & Somerset Air…
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Cat Parasite Linked To Risk Of Alzheimer’s Disease
Research published in the current issue of the Journal of Parasitology suggests a potential link between a common parasite and Alzheimer’s disease. The researchers at…
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AFC Bournemouth Community Sports Trust’s Visit To Castle Dene Is ‘The Cherries’ On The Cake For Residents
Residents at Care South’s Castle Dene care home in Bournemouth have put their football skills to the test with a recent visit from AFC Bournemouth…
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Care Minister Says Children Should Be Responsible For Their Elderly Parents Care
Care Minister David Mowat has indicated that there is a need to rethink how society deals with the care of its aging population, suggesting that…
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“Emergency” £1bn Needed To Stabilise Social Care
‘Emergency’ government funding of £1bn should be provided to councils in their 2017/18 budgets to help stabilise social care and prevent an imminent crisis in…
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Nutrition Tops Nation’s Care Home Priorities
Survey reveals 70% would recommend a care home based on nutritional policy New research from Bidvest Foodservice has revealed food and nutrition is one of…
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Cambridge Volunteers Needed To Help Power The Fight Against Dementia
Fundraisers in the Cambridge area are being asked to come forward to join a new fundraising group to support Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK’s leading…
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Research Projects Seeking To Improve Health Prospects For Older Men And Women Need Participants
Volunteers are sought for a major research programme undertaken at Leeds Beckett University, which will investigate factors that affect the health and quality of life…
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Local Centenarian Celebrates 100th Birthday At Beauchamp House
Staff and residents at Care South’s Beauchamp House care home in Hatch Beauchamp, enjoyed a very special day at the home recently, when one resident…
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“The Invisible Million” – Growing Numbers Of People Ageing Without Children
“It’s a constant battle to get any help for my mum even though she’s in her 80’s and has dementia!! I feel like I am…
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Speaking A Second Language Shows Benefits In Alzheimer’s
Researchers in Italy have studied bilingual people with mild Alzheimer’s to understand how speaking two languages daily throughout life could be beneficial by increasing their…
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