Staff and residents at Care South’s Queensmead care home in Christchurch are celebrating after being awarded the coveted “Beacon Status” by the National Gold Standards…
Read more...Singing, dancing and an abundance of summer party food from apetito were among the treats for residents at The Salvation Army’s Youell Court care home,…
Read more...Research published today (Friday 21 August) in The Lancet Neurology journal indicates that the number of people with dementia – both new cases and total…
Read more...World-leading specialists in mental health, behaviour management and social care are set to meet at a conference in Birmingham this November to examine how the…
Read more...Government ambition to find cure for dementia by 2025 boosted by large rise in people volunteering to take part in research studies. During the last…
Read more...Researchers have shown that a saliva test for a hormone related to stress could provide an indication of brain size and memory and thinking ability…
Read more...A new report from the International Longevity Centre (ILC-UK) has found that residential housing with flexible care provision can have a major impact in promoting…
Read more...The Registered Nursing Home Association (RNHA) said today that, subject to the right level of funding being provided by central government and local authorities, care…
Read more...The research team explored the complex interplay between the body’s immune system and the brain. They used mice that have excess amyloid – a hallmark…
Read more...Leading care home group, PrimeLife Ltd, is trialling a new dementia focused training course in several of its UK care homes. Working with Age UK…
Read more...As the first Tory government in 18 years passes its first 100 day milestone, The National Care Association asks how high on the agenda is the crisis…
Read more...A new report by the Ready for Ageing Alliance seeks to bust the widely touted myth that there is a uniform group of older people…
Read more...Care England, the largest representative body for independent care providers, has today called a halt to the unethical practice of GP Retainers. Many care homes…
Read more...A new report from the International Longevity Centre (ILC-UK) has found that residential housing with flexible care provision (extra care) can have a major impact…
Read more...As the dust settles on George Osbourne’s budget announcements for 2015/16, the Registered Nursing Home Association (RNHA) has responded to the government’s decision to postpone…
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