Hampshire-based charity, The Brendoncare Foundation, welcomed the charity’s patron HRH The Countess of Wessex GCVO to officially open its new development at Otterbourne Hill, on Tuesday…
Read more...Annual week of tea parties raise funds for much-needed dementia specialist nurses Dementia UK, the only charity caring for people with dementia and their families…
Read more...Researchers have found Porphyomonas gingivalis, a bacteria linked to gum disease, present in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease. The international team of researchers…
Read more...MARTIN Luther King Jr. has been inspiring Huddersfield care home residents to state their own dreams for the world. A day of remembrance usually celebrated…
Read more...PIES helped care home residents living with dementia to recall their younger days. The smells, tastes and sights of one of the nation’s favourite dishes…
Read more...Last week The Kings Fund in London played host to a day of collaboration exploring new models of care for those living with a dementia…
Read more...Planning permission has been granted for the development of a £15 million care village in Beeston, Nottinghamshire, which will see the former Myford’s factory site…
Read more...Researchers have developed a test to detect biological signs associated with the early stages of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. The findings are published today (Monday…
Read more...Residents of a Chichester care home are marking the life of Scotland’s most famous poet with films, music and a traditional Burns Supper. Colten Care’s…
Read more...Springhill Care Group has been certified as a Disability Confident Employer following a successful assessment. The Disability Confident Scheme aims to help employers make the…
Read more...The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) has awarded over £35,000 to an innovative project between the University of Hertfordshire and Juntendo University, Japan, which…
Read more...JOSEPH’S technicolour dressing gowns were knitted by care home residents in Saltburn-by-the-Sea. Residents at Hazelgrove Court Care Home, on Randolph Street, created the gowns for…
Read more...The government must resolve confusing and troubling aspects of its mental capacity law reform if it wants to strengthen people’s human rights, a disability services…
Read more...A report by the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) has cited the Hillingdon Carers Partnership as an example of good practice. ADASS,…
Read more...Months of head-to-head heats and a showdown final have seen residential care home provider Care UK crown Graham Watson Care Home Chef of the Year….
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