Farming Out Loved Ones Needn’t Be The Only Care Choice
A recent Archers’ storyline that saw show favourite Ruth Archer agonise over moving mum ‘granny Heather’ into a care home, highlights the emotive nature of…
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One In Three People Born In 2015 Will Develop Dementia, New Analysis Shows
Alzheimer’s Research UK has renewed its call for urgent action on dementia as new analysis estimates that one in three people born this year will…
Read more...Care Sector Unites To Demand `Adequate And Sustained Financing’
In an unprecedented show of shared concern, organisations representing consumers, providers and commissioners of adult social care have called on government to make sure that…
Read more...Alzheimer’s Society Calls For The UK To Defeat Dementia Stigma By Becoming Dementia Friends
Nearly 1.3 million people have now joined the biggest social movement of its kind On World Alzheimer’s Day, Alzheimer’s Society is urging the British public…
Read more...Golf Tournament Raises £14,000 For Barchester’s Charitable Foundation
A charity golf tournament, hosted at Machynys Golf Club on the South West coast of Wales, has raised a grand total of around £14,000 for…
Read more...Vitamin D Deficiency Linked To Dementia Risk
Researchers in the United States have looked at the impact of Vitamin D levels on memory and thinking difficulties. The new research was published on…
Read more...NHS Spent £1bn On Unapproved Drugs And Doesn’t Know If They Worked
News that the NHS spent nearly £1 billion on cancer drugs rejected by a health watchdog without any clue whether they helped patients or not…
Read more...Care Quality Commission Supports Design Rights To Warminster Care Providers Potentially Lifesaving Medical Wristband
In 2013 the Office for National Statistics found that between 2003 and 2012 1158 care home residents died of dehydration related illnesses – an average…
Read more...Western-Style Party Helps Rebecca Get Back In The Saddle
A Hampshire care home held a surprise country and western-style party to welcome its long-standing manager back from maternity leave. Rebecca Hannam was greeted with…
Read more...New Training Programme Will Improve Support For Those Caring For A Friend Or Relative At End Of Life
Today see the launch of a training programme that will improve the skills of staff and volunteers who provide support to people providing end of…
Read more...Care Sector Unites To Demand `Adequate And Sustained Financing’ For Adult Social Care
IN AN UNPRECEDENTED show of shared concern, organisations representing consumers, providers and commissioners of adult social care have called on government to make sure that…
Read more...Summer “Cruise” For Clydebank Care Home
Residents at a Bupa care home in Clydebank travelled across two continents and sampled local cuisine this summer – without even packing a suitcase. Bupa’s…
Read more...Sense Responds To HSCIC Study Which Highlights Falling Investment In Social Care
National deafblind charity Sense has today (16 September) responded to a study from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) which states the amount…
Read more...Think Tank Urges Health Leaders To Ensure NHS Efficiency Savings Don’t Limit Investment In Innovation And Prevention
Think tank urges health leaders to ensure NHS efficiency savings don’t limit investment in innovation and prevention •The UK is home to some of the…
Read more...Claire House Children’s Hospice Is Rated As Outstanding By The Care Quality Commission
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated the quality of care provided by Claire House Children’s Hospice as Outstanding. The hospice provides care for children,…
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