Giving Up Caregiving Associated With Increased Depression
Social isolation, loneliness and giving up caregiving all linked to depression and low quality of life in old age A new report published today by…
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Eye-Controlled Wheelchair Wins Top Design Award
A wheelchair controlled by the user’s eye movement has scooped the top prize at a Dragons Den style design competition. Leading housing and care provider,…
Read more...Harrogate Dementia Specialist Is Best In UK
A specialist dementia facility based in Harrogate has become the first in the UK to be awarded outstanding by the Care Quality Commission. Vida Hall…
Read more...Report Calls For Global Action On Dementia
A new report from the World Innovation Health Summit Dementia Forum 2015 has called for concerted action to tackle the global rise in dementia. The…
Read more...Newcastle University To Lead Research Into Distressing Symptoms Of Dementia
The Alzheimer’s Society has awarded funding to Newcastle University to establish a new Doctoral Training Centre to study the symptoms of a particularly distressing form…
Read more...A Third Of Over-65s Think Britain Has Become A Worse Place To Live In The Last Year
More than a third of people aged 65 years and over (nearly 4 million)[i] believe Britain has become a worse place to live over the…
Read more...Trust To Roll Out Innovative Undernutrition Service With New Funding
A pioneering service to address the growing problem of undernutrition in patients is set to be rolled out at a NHS Foundation Trust thanks to…
Read more...Fundamental Policy Changes Needed To Deliver NHS Five Year Forward View, Says New Report
A new report from The King’s Fund has called for fundamental changes in how health services are commissioned, paid for and regulated to deliver the…
Read more...Older People Risk Losing Access To Health Information If Services Move Online And To The Phone (UK)
New research by the ILC-UK reveals a continuing generational divide in access to and trust of health information. The research finds that older people are…
Read more...New Anti-Inflammatory Molecule Could Hold Promise For Alzheimer’s
Research led by scientists at Trinity College Dublin has identified a protein called NLRP3 which plays a role in inflammatory diseases such as multiple sclerosis…
Read more...Nutrition & Hydration Week 2014 Scoops Health & Vitality Honours Award
Nutrition & Hydration Week 2014 has won the Public Sector category of the Health & Vitality Honours 2015 Awards. Footprint Health & Vitality Honours is…
Read more...Ventas, Inc. Acquires Five Care Homes From Canford Healthcare
Ventas, Inc. (Ventas) has purchased five care homes in Sussex and Kent formerly owned by Canford Healthcare Limited (Canford). Canford’s existing management team acquired the…
Read more...Commission And Cornwall County Council Produce Human Rights And Social Care Training Kit For Councillors
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has worked with Cornwall County Council to produce a training pack for Councillors on older people’s home care and…
Read more...Altrincham Girls Grammar School Strikes A Musical Note At Allingham House
Pupils from leading state school, Altrincham Girls’ Grammar School recently performed an impressive music recital for the residents and staff at Allingham House Care Centre…
Read more...Social Care Funding Must Be Protected Like The NHS In The Next Budget
Social care funding must be protected in the same way that it is for the NHS in the next Budget or another crisis such as…
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