Open Day Throws Spotlight On Good Work In Care Homes
National Care Home Open Day provides a chance to tell the truth about the way we look after our older people in this country, a
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Research And Drug Development For Dementia To Be Fast Tracked Says PM
Research and development of new drugs for dementia will be fast tracked, Prime Minister David Cameron will announce today after World Dementia Envoy Dennis Gillings
Read more...Treatment To Delay Dementia By Five Years Would Reduce Cases By 33%
A new report – Defeat Dementia: The evidence and a vision for action – from Alzheimer’s Research UK, featuring analysis from Office of Health Economics
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Following national news stories this week surrounding do not resuscitate notices, a specialist care and capacity lawyer is calling for more education on advance decision
Read more...Avante’s Anne Child Awarded MBE For Services To Dementia
Head of Pharmaceutical Care and Clinical Standards awarded MBE for past services to dementia Avante Partnership, a leading provider of residential dementia care in Kent
Read more...All-Party Parliamentary Group On Dementia (APPG) Highlights Urgent Need For New Long Term National Dementia Strategy
Members of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia (APPG) have joined Alzheimer’s Society to call for an urgently needed long-term national plan for dementia. Five
Read more...Celebrations Edge Closer For National Care Home Open Day
Over 370 inspectors and staff from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) are expected at care homes across the country on Friday 20 June to mark
Read more...Stocks Hall Working In Partnership With Edge Hill University
The Stocks Hall Nursing & Care group welcomed four students from Edge Hill University into their Ormskirk Home. The four students, Pip, Laura, Melissa and
Read more...Traditional Floral Tribute To Be Unveiled As Part Of National Care Open Day
Derbyshire care home Burton Closes Hall is inviting the local community to attend a day of activities in support of National Care Home Open Day
Read more...National Care Association Vice Chairman Receives MBE in Queens Birthday Honours List
The board and staff of National Care Association are delighted to announce that Mandy Thorn one of National Care Association’s Vice Chairmen was awarded the
Read more...National Care Homes Day 2014
National Care Homes Day 2014 will be held on 20 June and it is an important day in the year of many members of National
Read more...Most People Want To Stay At Home If Diagnosed With Dementia But Less Than Half Know How
85 per cent of people would want to stay living at home for as long as possible if diagnosed with dementia, and yet a third
Read more...Celebrate With A Biscuit And A Cuppa…In Support Of Carers Week 2014
This National Carers Week, every Barchester care home and hospital in the UK received a basket of tasty biscuits for carers to enjoy together. Barchester
Read more...D Day70 Veteran Celebrates 90th Birthday In Style- Do You Recognise Him!?
Gracewell Healthcare resident the Bernard Jordan celebrates his birthday The notorious D Day veteran that travelled to Normandy without letting the care home he lives
Read more...Quality Of Life Standards
On 10 June Care Minister Norman Lamb launched a national set of Quality of Life standards which have been written by over 650 young people
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