Innovative Group Is Music To Care Home Residents’ Ears
An Ayrshire care home is offering a unique form of therapy which is hitting all the right notes with its residents. Every fortnight, a group…
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Councils Must Offer Affordable Care Options, Warns Ombudsman
Councils have been warned that they must offer affordable options when arranging care homes following the case of a family that was wrongly left to…
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Cancer Drug Improves Alzheimer’s Disease Symptoms In Mice
Results published today in Nature Medicine show that a cancer drug that activates the body’s immune cells against tumours improves symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease in…
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New Dementia Report: Alzheimer’s Drugs Prescriptions Six Times Higher Than A Decade Ago
The number of prescriptions dispensed in England for approved medicines2 to treat Alzheimer’s increased from 502,0003 in 2004 to 3.0 million in 2014. The cost…
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Nominations Open For Towergate Care Awards 2016
Entries open for eight award categories, celebrating excellence across the care sector Bridget Jones and Miranda star, Sally Phillips, to host the awards ceremony Nominations…
Read more...Avante Home Care Workers Awarded For Over 20 Years Service
Avante Care & Support believe in providing care and support services that put people first and recruit people to join the team, who are passionate about…
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Award-Winning Actor Urges Nation To #Sharetheorange To Challenge Attitudes To Condition
Actor Christopher Eccleston is urging people to share a new thought-provoking animation from Alzheimer’s Research UK which confronts misunderstanding around dementia using only an orange….
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CQC Inspectors Publish Ratings On 111 Adult Social Care Services In The South
In the past week the Care Quality Commission has published a further 111 reports on the quality of care provided by adult social care services…
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Sunnyfield Support Services Is Rated As Outstanding By The Care Quality Commission
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated the quality of care provided by Sunnyfield Support Services as Outstanding. Sunnyfield Support Services is a domiciliary care…
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New Report Highlights ‘Worrying Trends’ In Care Of The Elderly
A new report from the Patients Association called ‘Survey of medicines related care of residents with dysphagia in care homes’ has found as many as…
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Wigan Care Worker Wins National Recognition For Pioneering Work On Dementia Education
Marie Calderbank, a member of staff at Belong Wigan, has received national recognition for her community work in spreading awareness and understanding of dementia to…
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New Care Development In Mawdesley, Lancashire Welcomes First Residents
Stocks Hall Nursing & Care Group have welcomed their first residents into their new Care development at Stocks Hall Living in Mawdesley, Lancashire. Following the…
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BSO Brings Music To The Ears Of Care Home Residents
MUSICIANS from the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (BSO) demonstrated the power of music to unlock memories when they visited a Dorset care home. French horn player…
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Common Dementia Drug Found To Improve Parkinson’s Symptoms
Scientists in Bristol have discovered that a commonly prescribed dementia drug could hold the key to helping prevent debilitating falls for people with Parkinson’s. The…
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Older People’s Charity Issues Cold Snap Warning
~ Independent Age Winter Wise leaflet can help older people ~ As the Met Office issues a level-2 cold weather alert, older people’s charity, Independent…
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