Millions Plan To Give The Gift Of Time This Christmas
Millions of us are planning to give the gift of our time this festive period by volunteering to help others. New research from Royal Voluntary…
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Specialists Still Not Talking About Death And Dying With People With Dementia And Their Families
A study, supported by the terminal illness charity Marie Curie and Alzheimer’s Society, reveals that there remain significant barriers for specialists to talk to people…
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Care Village Nurse Wins Prestigious Care Award
Karan Shingler of Hyde, Greater Manchester, has been crowned winner of the ‘Palliative Care/End of Life’ Great North West Care Award, earning a place in…
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Double Celebrations At Worcestershire Care Home
A care home in Evesham has double the reason to celebrate after its manager won a prestigious award shortly after it marked its 15th anniversary….
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Sunrise Of Eastbourne Is ‘Outstanding’ Care Provider
Sunrise of Eastbourne has received a rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the independent regulator of health and social care services in…
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ICO Begins Action Against Care Homes For Failure To Pay New Data Protection Fee
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…
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Braintree Care Homes Win Awards For Food And Fun
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….
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Essex Care Home Rated Outstanding By The Care Quality Commission
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…
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Older People ‘Would Benefit’ From Weight Training And More Protein
“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…
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Further Evidence That Alzheimer’s Protein Amyloid Could Spread Like Prions
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…
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Inspiring Others: Deaf Student Praises Veterans’ Charity After Placement
A deaf man is hoping his work placement at The Royal Star & Garter Homes encourages other people with auditory problems to achieve their goals….
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Contract Awarded For £15.7m Care Village
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…
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Four In Five Older People At Risk Of Struggle To Find Social Care
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…
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Age UK Finds 1.7 Million Older People Can Go A Month Without Meeting Friends
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,…
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New Insights Link Brain Injury, Depression And PTSD To Dementia In Women
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…
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