The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has begun formal enforcement action against care homes that have failed to pay the data protection fee. The data protection…
Read more...A passion for providing delicious and nutritious food and a varied programme of activities to promote wellbeing has won awards for two Braintree care homes….
Read more...The Care Quality Commission has found the quality of care provided by Mountfitchet House care home in Stansted, Essex, to be Outstanding following an inspection…
Read more...“GPs should prescribe protein powders and weight lifting to pensioners to help reverse frailty,” The Daily Telegraph reports. While there is no exact definition of…
Read more...Scientists from University College London (UCL) have presented further evidence in mice that the amyloid protein, which builds up in the brain during Alzheimer’s, can…
Read more...A deaf man is hoping his work placement at The Royal Star & Garter Homes encourages other people with auditory problems to achieve their goals….
Read more...Chester is to get a state-of-the-art dementia care village, and the build contract has been awarded to North West construction and property specialist, Pochin’s by…
Read more...Just one in five local areas in the UK report having enough older people’s care to meet demand, new research from Coram Family and Childcare…
Read more...New analysis by Age UK has found that 1.7 million older people in England can go for a month without meeting up with a friend,…
Read more...Scientists have studied female US military veterans and found that traumatic brain injury (TBI), depression or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are linked to an increased…
Read more...A dementia specialist care home in Manchester has completed it’s 6-month trial of Namaste Care, a ground-breaking programme of care created by Joyce Simard from…
Read more...A group of local 16 and 17 year olds have been thanked by a Camden care home for supporting residents with dementia as part of…
Read more...Squeezed funding and staff shortages are severely affecting home care services in some areas, a new report from The King’s Fund and the University of…
Read more...Pupils at Cramond Primary School delivered Christmas presents to people living with dementia and their carers as part of a local gift appeal for the…
Read more...Care village operator, Belong, continues its winning streak in the awards season after its success in the Innovative Quality Outcomes category at the annual 3rd…
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