Study links high blood pressure and risk of dementia
Researchers analysing the health records of over 4 million people in the UK have confirmed a previously-reported link between high blood pressure and the risk…
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‘National First’ For Oxfordshire Care Home With Stroke Association Award
A care home in Stanford in the Vale is celebrating this week after receiving confirmation that it will be the first in the country to…
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Milford Care Up For Five Gongs At National Care Finals
Following an extremely successful awards year for the Milford Care Group, the team is heading to Birmingham to compete for five National Care Awards. In November, the…
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Theresa, 92, Relives Time As WWII Secretary As Part Of Care Home’s Innovative Dementia Scheme
Work at the War Office during World War II has been recreated for one resident at a care home in East Sussex, as part of…
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Advance Planning To Ease Pressure On Loved Ones
A leading West Midlands lawyer has applauded newsreader Angela Rippon’s public revelation that she has edited her will to help her loved ones make decisions…
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Older People Fear Dementia More Than Cancer New Saga Survey Reveals
To mark Dementia Awareness Week, Saga releases new data that shows that 43% of over 50s list dementia as their most feared disease, ahead of…
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Insolvency Fears Over Care Homes
Care homes are increasingly at risk of closing down due to rising costs and a lack of cash, warn insolvency and care homes specialists Bishop…
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New Vision For Elderly Care In Suffolk
Working with local clinical commissioners, GP’s, NHS representatives, and other community, sporting and healthcare groups in the Suffolk Town of Halesworth, NorthStar have designed a…
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Runcorn Grandad Walks 100 Miles For Community Integrated Care
John Timms, a 75-year old great grandad has embarked on a 100-mile marathon in memory of his late wife Marian, raising funds for St Luke’s…
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Hallmark Care Homes Commit To Making 1000 Dementia Friends
Dementia Champions at specialist care provider, Hallmark Care Homes will attempt to make 1,000 people Dementia Friends this Dementia Awareness Week which runs from the…
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White Paper Highlights Lack Of Awareness And Healthcare Training For Dysphagia
Dysphagia, the medical term for swallowing difficulties, affects 8% of the global population. It can lead to malnutrition and dehydration, a loss of dignity when…
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One Year On: Pension Minister Ros Altmann Is ‘Failing Pensioners’
Baroness Ros Altmann, the British government’s Pension Minister, has “failed this and future generations of British pensioners and pension savers” claims the chair of a national pensions…
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Care Home Residents Given Red-Carpet Treatment
Residents from Brinnington Hall care home in Stockport received the red-carpet treatment this week as they enjoyed an outing on the East Lancashire railway, which…
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Launch of Teaching Care Home Welcomed
Care England, the largest representative body for independent care providers, has welcomed the launch of Teaching Care Home, a ground-breaking, nurse-led pilot to improve the…
Read more...New Report Reveals Older Pensioners Living On Low Incomes
Pensioners aged 75+ are thousands of pounds a year worse off than both younger ‘Baby Boomer’ pensioners and working age adults. Meanwhile, those aged 75+…
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