Reach For The Sky With Extra Oomph!
Sky Business and activities provider Oomph! announce innovative new partnership to help improve the quality of life of care home residents across the UK care…
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Using Our Minds To Fight Cancer
With over are two million cancer survivors in the UK but an estimated 1.6 million not physically active enough, breast cancer survivor Tessa Guy has…
Read more...Tribute To US Alzheimer’s Association Founder
Jerome H. Stone, founder and Honorary Vice-President of Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), passed away on the 1 January 2015 at the age of 101. As…
Read more...New Year Celebrations For England’s First Top Adult Social Care Ratings
2015 has kicked off with an Outstanding start as England’s first three adult social care services celebrate achieving the highest possible rating in providing safe,…
Read more...Government Misses A&E Waiting Time Target By The Widest Margin Since Target Was Introduced
Patients and staff paying the price for the government’s failure to manage and invest sufficiently in the NHS says GMB GMB, the union for NHS…
Read more...A Dramatic Decade For Retirement Income
Aegon’s outlook for 2015 to 2025 Only 2% of financial advisers think annuities will lead the market in a decade’s time1 Yet seven in ten…
Read more...CMG Celebrates Staff Awards 2014
The outstanding contributions of staff were recognised at CMG’s annual awards evening, where over 350 nominations were received, more than ever coming from the families…
Read more...Payments To Care Homes By Torbay Council To Be Readjusted
A court ruled that a council underpaid private care homes for placements, leaving it with a seven figure bill. Almost 30 care homes claimed that…
Read more...US-Based Study Measures Criminal Behaviour In People With Dementia
Researchers from the US, Australia and Sweden have analysed levels of criminal behaviour in people with different forms of dementia, finding that those with frontotemporal…
Read more...Residents And Staff At Four Seasons Raise Over £10,000 For Macmillan Cancer
Four Seasons’ care homes across the UK have raised over £10,100 for Macmillan Cancer Support through their participation in this year’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning…
Read more...National Care Home Open Day – 2014 Report
A report on the use of the arts to support last year’s Care Home Open Day (supported by The Baring Foundation) is now available. National…
Read more...Christmas Came Early With £5,503,065 Raised By ITV Text Santa
Christmas came early as Text Santa raised the highest total ever of £5,503,065 by December 19, with more still coming in, as millions of viewers…
Read more...Anchor Finalist In UK Specialist Care Award
Anchor has been shortlisted twice in the prestigious Independent Specialist Care Awards 2015, recognising its innovative approach and passion for providing excellent care. The organisation…
Read more...North East Primed To Access Two Billion European Ageing Fund
The North East is in prime position to benefit from a 2.1bn Euros funding pot to boost its world-leading research into ageing as part of…
Read more...Women’s Weekly Raises Over £1,600 For Alzheimer’s Society And Breaks Two New Guinness World Records
Women’s Weekly supports Alzheimer’s Society and claims two new Guinness World Records. Alzheimer’s Society were chosen to be supported by Women’s Weekly whilst the magazine…
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