Dementia Costs Society In Wales £1.4 Billion A Year
A new report, The hidden cost of dementia in Wales commissioned by Alzheimer’s Society, exposes the financial and human costs of dementia to society in…
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Life Begins At…80?
Think tank urges continued focus on preventing ill health as research highlights that ill health and inactivity is not inevitable. Age UK announce plans for…
Read more...Study Sheds Light On Brain Changes And Thinking Problems In Diabetes
A study by researchers in the US has shown that a decline in the memory and thinking ability of people with type 2 diabetes is…
Read more...Health Costs Of Ageing Will Shoot Up Without Technological Innovation Argues Think Tank
Tech innovation is vital to help us adapt to ageing: Without productivity improvements, health spending in 2063-64 might need to be 5.0 % of GDP…
Read more...Caring For The Future: NCF Survey Finds Staff Recruitment A Priority
Recruitment and retention a top priority for care providers For the first time the NCF annual workforce survey finds majority of care staff aged over…
Read more...Over 700,000 Care Workers Set To Benefit From New ‘National Living Wage’ – But Extra Funding Essential Or Services Will Suffer
The new National Living Wage (NLW) will deliver a welcome pay rise to between 700,000 and one million frontline care workers by 2020, according to…
Read more...Knock On Effects Of The Budget Could Hit Social Care Hard
LaingBuisson welcomes Wednesday’s budget announcement on the living wage. But as the Treasury is well aware, there will be knock on effects in some publicly…
Read more...New Head Of Care welcomed At Abbey View
A family-owned Dorset care home which is undergoing a major refurbishment has welcomed a new Head of Care. Mary-Ann Marsh has joined Colten Care’s Abbey…
Read more...Inspired Care Home Residents Raise Money For NSPCC
TEESSIDE care home residents have teamed up with a veteran children’s charity campaigner to raise thousands of pounds in donations. Around £2,000 has been raised…
Read more...Unfunded National Living Wage Will Put Care Services Into Crisis
Care England, the largest representative body for care providers, exhorts the Chancellor to put more money into the care sector to fund his announcement of…
Read more...Nantwich Care Home Appoints New Experienced Manager
Akari Care has appointed experienced healthcare professional, Michelle Fairhurst, as the new Manager of Church House care home in Nantwich, Cheshire. Michelle, who is from…
Read more...Expert Comment – Response To Budget 2015
Dr Chris Handy, Chief Executive of Housing and Social Care provider, the Accord Group, responds to today’s Budget. He said: “Whilst we share the Government’s…
Read more...NHS Confederation Response To Today’s Summer Budget
Commenting on today’s budget in which the Chancellor confirmed the NHS will receive an extra £8 billion by 2020/21, Rob Webster, Chief Executive of the NHS Confederation, said:…
Read more...The 103-Year-Old Nan Who Loves Naan
A care home resident from Dundee has revealed her spicy top tips for reaching her 103rd birthday – a love of hot curries. Margaret Phillips,…
Read more...Nominations open for The 3rd Sector Care Awards 2015
Nominations are now open for The 3rd Sector Care Awards 2015. The Awards are open to any individual, team or organisation that excels at supporting…
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