Vulnerable people are being forced into situations against their will because care providers are not following the proper processes, the Local Government and Social Care…
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Making Pals is a three-year project Co-ordinated by Alive! that aims to increase the levels of community led activities for older people in care. Alive!’s mission is to put…
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Social care providers have told a leading sector regulator that they are committed to driving up standards but are being hampered by funding shortages and…
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Ipsos MORI and partners have conducted a new and timely research project highlighting the experiences of unmet need for care among older people living in…
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CARE home boss Wendy Waddicor has completed a London to Paris cycle ride in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society – raising more than £7,500. The…
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Person-centred activities combined with just one hour a week of social interaction can improve quality of life and reduce agitation for people with dementia living…
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The rise in the state pension age to 68 is to be brought forward, according to new plans announced by the Government last week. Six…
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One of the UK’s largest not-for-profit care home providers, The Orders of St John Care Trust, officially opened its newest care facility in Gloucestershire –…
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Loved ones gathered recently to be together and remember their loved ones who had passed away. Andrew Smith House have created a memorial garden to…
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Social care providers from across the region are set to quiz a leading regulator on how they can raise standards whilst coping with the current…
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A new report has estimated that a third of dementia cases could potentially be prevented if nine different risk factors could be eliminated. The Lancet…
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Staff at Belong Atherton care village have made a dream come true for lifelong music fan, 85 year-old Edith Ibbotson, by arranging for her to…
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Mental health providers should to adopt quality improvement to improve patient care, a new report from The King’s Fund finds. Quality improvement, the continual change…
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The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) Training & Development Forum 2017 on 4-6 October at the East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham, will bring the…
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DISNEY and Nickelodeon cartoon characters made a special appearance at a Widnes care home summer fayre. The family friendly event was also attended by Halton’s…
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