Ex-Soldier’s Plight – More Care Homes Should Meet Needs Of Under 65s
Demos: Ex-soldier’s plight shows more care homes should meet needs of under-65s Think-tank commission aims to reform sector as research shows care homes don’t always
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Massive Fall In Care Spend For Older People Since 2010
A damning report from Age UK reveals that spend on social care services for older people has dropped by at least £769m since 2010. The report
Read more...Social Care Leader Condemns Under-Funding
Leading social care spokesman Mike Padgham has called for an end to under-funding after a damning report exposed a ‘catastrophic’ situation for vulnerable older people.
Read more...Suffolk Students Get Doodling At Mills Meadow Care Home
Students from Framlingham College and Sir Robert Hitcham’s Primary School in Framlingham have been putting pen to paper in celebration of this year’s National Doodle
Read more...Painting a Picture of Spring
Talented resident at local care home paints watercolour as a gift for fellow residents A talented gentleman at a local care home has used his
Read more...Government And Local Authorities Inflicting A ‘Perfect Storm’ On The Elderly – RNHA Response To Age UK Report Highlighting £3.4 Billion Funding Gap
Responding to an Age UK report out today (6th March) that highlights a massive £3.4 billion shortfall in planned expenditure on social care for 2015/16,
Read more...Greensleeves Homes And Staff Recognised In Nrc Awards
Greensleeves Homes Trust and its staff, have been highly commended in several categories in the new Nursing & Residential Care Awards (NRC). The Nursing &
Read more...Barchester Makes Sunday Times 25 Best Big Companies To Work For 2014
National care home provider, Barchester Healthcare appears in the Sunday Times 25 Best Big Companies to Work for list 2014 for the sixth time and
Read more...Cardiff-Based Healthcare Provider Wins Prestigious National Finance Award
Cardiff-based health and social care provider, Shaw healthcare, has won a national finance industry accolade in recognition of the excellence of one of its finance
Read more...Alzheimer’s Disease Bigger Cause Of Death Than Reported In US, Says Study
The number of people dying from Alzheimer’s disease in the US could be up to six times higher than reported, according to researchers. The study
Read more...Whole Person Care Report Released
The Independent Commission for Whole Person Care (WPC) has today (Tuesday 4 March) called for the health and social care systems to provide ‘whole-person care’
Read more...190,000 New ‘Dementia Friends’ At M&S, Argos, Homebase, Lloyds Bank And Lloyds Pharmacy
· £90m package to improve dementia diagnosis · Prime Minister appoints World Dementia Envoy Following December’s G8 summit, the UK continues to lead the world
Read more...Mental Health Worsening As Benefit Cuts And Unemployment Affects Communities, Survey Claims
There is a growing crisis in mental wellbeing as communities struggle with a combination of hardships including benefit changes, unemployment and poor housing, a survey
Read more...New Report Shows Drop In Adult Social Services Jobs In Councils In England
A new report from Skills for Care in partnership with the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) reveals a 7% decrease in the number
Read more...Scientists Believe They Have Found Way To Block Arthritis ‘Pain”
Scientists believe they have discovered a new way to possibly block the pain of osteoarthritis without significant side effects. They explored the suggestion that a
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