Author: News

The cost of dementia to the UK has hit £26 billion a year – enough to pay the energy bills of every household in the

Leading independent care provider Caring Homes has launched an interactive infographic identifying the best and worst counties in England for quality of care Reveals that

Commenting on today’s report by the Kings Fund that suggests that because older people are likely to the greatest users of health and social care,

Responding to the Barker Commission report proposing the reshaping of health and social care around need, a spokesman from the Local Government Association, said: “This

The UK’s leading dementia research charity has announced increased investment in a Research Network across the UK, bringing scientists together to defeat dementia. Alzheimer’s Research

The final report from the independent Commission on the Future of Health and Social Care in England discusses the need for a new settlement for health and social

Barchester Healthcare has teamed up with Oomph!, an organisation that aspires to improve older people’s quality of life, and is piloting their wellness programme in

A leading social care champion has hailed proposed changes to residential care as a ‘revolution’ in the way we look after older and vulnerable adults.

The way that health and social care are currently organised and funded creates confusion, perverse incentives and much distress for individuals and families. An independent

An early-career researcher based at UCL (University College London) has just been awarded £900k for a groundbreaking stem cell study to develop new treatments for

Concerned social care providers have written to a local authority to warn them that despite the outcome of a legal challenge, their fears about delivering

Val Taylor, who works for The Orders of St John Care Trust (OSJCT) at Apple Trees Care and Reablement Centre in Grantham, has been named Best Activity

Amore Care’s Dementia Strategy and Creative Minds programme has been shortlisted for a Positive Practice Mental Health Award, recognising outstanding work in the Older People’s

Superheroes including Captain America, Batman and Bananaman all stopped by Skelmersdale care home Birch Green recently for a well-earned cuppa. The occasion was part of

“The report from the Demos Commission on Residential Care must serve as the final wake-up call that a funding crisis looms large in social care.