Care And Treatment Reviews To Become ‘Business As Usual’
NHS England has set out how it intends that reviews of care and treatment arrangements for people with learning disabilities are to be embedded across…
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Awareness Of Memory Loss Drops 2-3 Years Before Dementia Diagnosis
US researchers have combined data from three longitudinal studies to reveal that a person’s ability to recognise their memory is failing drops in the two…
Read more...Care Workers Honoured At National Awards Ceremony
Care workers from across the UK have been honoured at Shaw healthcare’s annual Shaw Star Awards. More than 180 people gathered at The Crowne Plaza…
Read more...Awareness Of Memory Loss May Decline Before A Diagnosis Of Dementia, Study Suggests
People who go on to develop dementia may begin to lose awareness of their memory problems two to three years before the diagnosis of the…
Read more...World Alzheimer Report 2015 Reveals Global Cost Of Dementia Set To Reach US $1 Trillion By 2018
The World Alzheimer Report 2015: ‘The Global Impact of Dementia: An analysis of prevalence, incidence, cost and trends’ finds that there are currently around 46.8…
Read more...Last Chance To Nominate – The 3rd Sector Care Awards 2015
There’s no time to wait, nominations close on 4th September! If you operate in the not-for-profit care and support sector, this is your last chance…
Read more...Researchers Suggest Omega-3 And Exercise Do Not Improve Memory And Thinking Skills In The Elderly
Researchers in the United States have conducted two clinical trials to assess the benefit of nutritional supplements and exercise on memory and thinking skills. The…
Read more...Apetito Joins Care Home Residents In 150th Anniversary Celebrations
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...Tegfield House Were Honoured To Be Chosen By The National Citizen Service!
Residents and staff at Tegfield House, residential care home in Winchester, were honoured to be approached and then chosen by two groups from The National…
Read more...Urgent Care Commission Begins Cross-Country Learning Tour
An independent commission formed to drive improvements in urgent and emergency care for older people has begun a series of visits to discover more about…
Read more...World Alzheimer Report Shows Global Increase In Dementia Cost And Prevalence
A new report estimates that the number of people affected by dementia worldwide has increased to 46million, with the number expected to reach 74.7m by…
Read more...Age UK Training Introduces New Care Certificate Solution
National training provider, Age UK Training, has introduced a new learning solution in response to the recent changes in care industry standards and the introduction…
Read more...Skills For Care Seeks Graduates
Skills for Care, home of the National Skills Academy for Social Care, is seeking graduates of any subject to join the National Graduate Management Training Scheme….
Read more...Mental Health Network Responds To Mental Health Spending Figures Released By Labour
The Mental Health Network has responded to figures reported by Labour (obtained through Freedom of Information requests) about clinical commissioning groups’ spending on mental health….
Read more...100 Days And Counting…
As the Tory government recently passed the milestone of its first 100 days in office The National Care Association ask the question; “how high on…
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