Ombudsman’s Annual Review Highlights Concerns About Quality Of Homecare
The Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) has seen a 25 per cent rise in complaints about the home care received by some of the most vulnerable…
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Memory Clinic Referral Criteria May Delay Dementia Diagnosis
Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine: General practitioner referrals to memory clinics: are referral criteria delaying the diagnosis of dementia? A comparison of memory…
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Spokesman Seeks Referendum On Social Care Crisis
A leading spokesman is to call for the country to hold a referendum on social care amidst a crisis in the way the country looks…
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Care Home ‘Quirky’ Hen Project Wins Prestigious Building Better Healthcare Award
Orchard Care Homes has won Best Collaborative Arts Project (Performance), in the Patient Experience Class, in the highly coveted national Building Better Healthcare Awards. Praised…
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Lifelong Salvation Army Cadet Prepares To Salute On Remembrance Sunday
An inspirational Chester resident who has dedicated her life to the Salvation Army gets set to pay her respects to servicemen and women on Remembrance…
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Total Transformation – Creating A Five Year Forward View For Social Care
Adult social care will struggle to continue to provide good services that meet rising demand without significant transformation. Scaling up promising models could improve outcomes…
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Newfield Lodge Chef Wins At Great British Care Awards
Chris Beech receives his Care Home Cook/Chef Award at the Gala Dinner in Leeds Chris Beech, Chef at Newfield Lodge residential and dementia care home…
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Figures From Charity MHA Shows Huge Therapy Gap For People Living With Dementia
Just 0.12% of dementia sufferers in the UK able to receive life enhancing Music Therapy Care, accommodation and support services provider MHA has revealed that…
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Health Scheme Brings Timely Support For Care Home Residents
Scheme also sees reduction in emergency admissions to hospital A pilot scheme set up by NHS Leeds West Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is helping care…
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Social Care Charity Wins Three National Dementia Awards
Phil Benson at EachStep Blackburn The national social care charity Community Integrated Care collected three prestigious accolades at the National Dementia Care Awards – winning…
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Care South Celebrates 25 Years Of Care
Care South, a leading provider of Residential and Home Care Services with headuarters in Poole, recently celebrated 25 years of care with a special event…
Read more...Hospital Admissions Hit Record High As Population Ages
Hospital admissions in England rose to record levels last year, with 16.2 million admissions during 2015-16 – up from 12.7 million ten years ago. Patients…
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Emmerdale Announces Special Dementia Episode
Emmerdale is currently filming a special episode set to air this December, which will give the audience an insight into living with dementia. Viewers will…
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Dorset Care Homes Strengthen Ties With Royal British Legion
The Royal British Legion has teamed up with a Dorset care home provider on a long-term community partnership. Residents at three Colten Care homes in…
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Billy’s Hard Day’s Walk Raises Funds For Care Home Residents
Billy Johnson, a Carer at Cross Park House in Brixham, recently thought to himself ‘My longest working shift is 13 hours, I wonder how many…
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