Councils will face almost £10 billion of cost pressures by 2020, comprehensive new Local Government Association analysis ahead of the Spending Review reveals today. As…
Read more...Underlying sustainability of the social care market for older people remains the key issue facing the long term care sector, and is the cornerstone of…
Read more...A Dundee care home is raising the bar across the country in its support for people with dementia as it gears up to develop an…
Read more...MRI scans and other tools to detect and diagnose dementia are helpful but not definitive – according to new research from the University of East…
Read more...People who go on to develop dementia may begin to lose awareness of their memory problems two to three years before the diagnosis of the…
Read more...People in the UK are living longer but are coping with more medical ailments causing illness or disability in their older years, according to a…
Read more...A new survey has revealed that 70 per cent of family carers who support loved ones or friends living with dementia face challenges when taking…
Read more...The Association for Dementia Studies at the University of Worcester has carried out the largest study of its kind to understand how iPads can be…
Read more...NHS England has set out how it intends that reviews of care and treatment arrangements for people with learning disabilities are to be embedded across…
Read more...US researchers have combined data from three longitudinal studies to reveal that a person’s ability to recognise their memory is failing drops in the two…
Read more...Care workers from across the UK have been honoured at Shaw healthcare’s annual Shaw Star Awards. More than 180 people gathered at The Crowne Plaza…
Read more...People who go on to develop dementia may begin to lose awareness of their memory problems two to three years before the diagnosis of the…
Read more...The World Alzheimer Report 2015: ‘The Global Impact of Dementia: An analysis of prevalence, incidence, cost and trends’ finds that there are currently around 46.8…
Read more...There’s no time to wait, nominations close on 4th September! If you operate in the not-for-profit care and support sector, this is your last chance…
Read more...Researchers in the United States have conducted two clinical trials to assess the benefit of nutritional supplements and exercise on memory and thinking skills. The…
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