5 Million Grandparents Take On Childcare Responsibilities
Two-fifths (40%) of the nation’s grandparents over the age of 50 – five million – have provided regular childcare for their grandchildren, according to a…
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Lyca Group To Raise Vital Funds And Awareness For Alzheimer’s Research UK
Lyca Group has pledged to donate £100,000 to Alzheimer’s Research UK to kick-off a year-long charity partnership and to raise awareness of dementia among black,…
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Westerham Place Celebrates Dorothy’s 103rd Birthday
A popular Westerham care home resident is celebrating her 103rd birthday with family and friends at a special event held at Westerham Place, which is…
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Orbis Education And Care Acquires Pembrokeshire Residential Home Provider Bangeston Autism Care Services
Orbis Education and Care, which currently supports 70 children and adults and employs around 400 people across its seven services in South and Mid Wales,…
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Care Home Throws A Delicious Bun Fight For Macmillan
There was no shortage of volunteer tasters when Ferndown’s Amberwood House hosted a Macmillan World’s Biggest Coffee Morning. The Colten Care-owned home in Ringwood Road…
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Scottish Sisters’ Trek Inspired By Mum Raises £10k For Dementia Research
Two sisters literally flew the flag for dementia research and raised £10,000 when they completed an epic walk through Scotland in honour of their mum…
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Government Extends Suspension Of Minimum Wage Enforcement In The Social Care Sector
The government has announced a further one-month suspension of minimum wage enforcement concerning sleep-in shifts in the social care sector to minimise disruption to the…
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Belong Warrington Helps Local Company To Become ‘Dementia Friends’
30 staff members from local glazing company, Northwich Glass, have signed up as Dementia Friends, after Dementia Champion Michelle Jones provided a workshop promoting discussion…
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Global Experts Seek To End Damaging Dementia Psychosis Cycle
A new research report calls for a change in approach in the treatment of psychosis in dementia, to find alternatives to highly damaging antipsychotics. Up…
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Aegon Research Shows People Unwilling To Sacrifice Their Home To Cover Social Care Costs
Two thirds believe costs should be shared between the individual and the Government 9 in 10 (87%) favour an overall limit on individual contributions Saving…
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The King’s Fund Warns Against Further Hospital Bed Cuts
With hospitals full to capacity, NHS plans in some areas to cut hospital beds are undesirable and unachievable, warns The King’s Fund in a new…
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Volunteers Tackle Loneliness Across The City
An army of volunteers across Birmingham are working to bring older people out of isolation. To mark International Day of Older Persons (October 1) volunteers…
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Birds Of A Feather – Art Collaboration In Sussex Bridges The Generation Gap
Children from across Sussex are collaborating with leading dementia care home in Seaford to produce an extravagant artwork. The Creative Instincts club at St. Nicholas…
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Westminster Councillors Visit Residential Homes Ahead Of Silver Sunday
In the lead up to Silver Sunday on 1 October, councillors from Westminster City Council will be visiting residential homes in the city, to meet…
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Decisions To Resolve The Sleep In Shifts Crisis Cannot Be Further Delayed
Government has announced it will extend the suspension of minimum wage enforcement in the social care sector for a further month. The Voluntary Organisations Disability…
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