Sense Of Purpose In Life Linked To Healthier Brain Ageing
Researchers in the US have found that older people with a strong sense of purpose in life may be less likely to have damage in…
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Public To See CQC Ratings Displayed Across Care Services
People and their families who use care services will soon be able to make more informed choices about their care by seeing first-hand if the…
Read more...Nutrition & Hydration Week Launch Highlights Phenomenal Global Support
Nutrition & Hydration Week 2015 officially launched with an event that brought together lead figures in health and social care catering from the UK and…
Read more...Special Surprise For Diamond Wedding Couple At Suffolk Care Home
Care UK colleagues have been going the extra mile at Britten Court care home in Lowestoft, after setting-up a special surprise for 82 year-old resident…
Read more...Wee Betty’s Bistro Cooks Up a Storm
A day care centre in Milngavie has cooked up an innovative service that allows people with any form of memory impairment to have an enjoyable…
Read more...NHS Managers And The Election: IHM Untangles Policy From Propaganda
With only 50 days to go to the general election, it is difficult to have a clear view of how the main parties value the…
Read more...Researchers Develop Test To Predict Risk Of Memory And Thinking Problems
US scientists have developed a new scoring system designed to predict an older person’s risk of developing mild cognitive impairment – problems with memory and…
Read more...The Health And Social Care Sector Celebrates The Launch Of Its First Ever Professional Qualification In Catering
Professional training for catering in the health and social care sector has taken a gargantuan step forward with the launch of the NVQ Level 2…
Read more...NHS Confederation Response To Chancellor George Osborne’s Budget Statement
Responding to today’s budget statement, in which Chancellor George Osborne confirmed a real terms increase in NHS funding for 2015/16, the NHS Confederation is calling for an…
Read more...Vaccination Lowers Pneumonia Incidence Among Elderly People
A pneumococcal vaccine helps prevent pneumonia among people over the age of 65. Research among some 85,000 Dutch subjects shows that vaccination halves the number…
Read more...Social Care Should Be Free At The End Of Life
The Health Select Committee has reviewed the state of end of life care since the independent review of the Liverpool Care Pathway, chaired by Baroness…
Read more...Borough Care Lead International Dementia Campaign
Care for people with dementia is being redesigned thanks to a ground-breaking partnership between an international social care consultancy and a pioneering group of non-profit…
Read more...Tyne & Wear Care Home Opens New Dementia Café
Four Seasons’ Howdon Care Centre will be opening its doors to the local community on 20th March for the launch of its new dementia café,…
Read more...Local Care Provider Receives National Award For Apprenticeship Programme
The Fremantle Trust, a local charity and provider of care for older people and adults with a learning disability, won the ‘Best employer support for…
Read more...The Making Or Breaking Of Adult Social Care’
The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) have today published a policy paper, “Distinctive, Valued, Personal – Why Social Care Matters: The Next Five…
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