Firefighters have joined forces with the NHS in a new health partnership to tackle health and social problems and reduce winter pressures. Today, five organisations…
Read more...Vivien Hunot, from Maresfield, East Sussex, is nearing the halfway stage of a unique challenge, which is raising funds for Alzheimer’s Research UK. The retired…
Read more...On Saturday 26 September staff and relatives of residents from The New Deanery and St Mary’s Court residential care homes near Braintree, completed a six…
Read more...Over 80% of adults with mental health problems in nursing homes suffer from loneliness, according to research by a University of Bedfordshire student. Vasiliki Tzouvara,…
Read more...Research shows over 65s may not have enough saved for a comfortable retirement Only 53% of investors over the age of 65 think they have…
Read more...On World Alzheimer’s Day (Sept 21), Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) called on the World Health Organization (WHO) Member States to adopt a resolution on dementia,…
Read more...Following an opinion piece published in The Guardian, commenting on CQC’s inspection approach, our Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care, Andrea Sutcliffe, said: “I am…
Read more...Respite for disabled people and carers is vital, says charity as British Caregiver Award is launched National disabled people’s charity Revitalise has joined forces with…
Read more...UK long term care for older people is a highly polarised marketplace where at one end those operators with a focus on private pay residents…
Read more...With the countdown to the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro well underway, people supported by learning disability care provider, CMG, gathered in…
Read more...RMBI care homes have celebrated British Food Fortnight, the biggest annual, national celebration of British food and drink between 19 September to 4 October, with an…
Read more...Four friends have run the entire 363-mile length of the London Underground system to raise nearly £3,000 for Alzheimer’s Research UK Four commuters have recently…
Read more...Increased wage bill risks uprooting entire UK care sector The new proposed living wage will have a damning impact on the care sector, forcing many…
Read more...Free seminar programme announced to address the key concerns of today’s care providers New Start-up Academy zone to highlight innovations www.careshow.co.uk Taking place 3-4 November…
Read more...FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg MP attended a Macmillan coffee morning hosted by Sheffield care home The Laurels and The Limes. The MP for…
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