Report Highlights Social Stigma Surrounding Dementia
The social stigma surrounding dementia is impeding early diagnosis, care and research into the disease, according to a new report launched today. The report, New…
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Care Home Staff Become Dementia Friends
Staff at a Middlesbrough care home are becoming Dementia Friends after launching a social action group to tackle the negative assumptions surrounding the degenerative disease….
Read more...Resident In Merseyside Celebrates 100th Birthday
A resident at Shevington Court Nursing Home, which is based in Prescot and is part of care home operator Bondcare St Andrews, has celebrated her…
Read more...Shildon Care Home Celebrates 10th Anniversary
A Shildon care home has celebrated 10 successful years since it was built with a fun-filled party. Redworth House, which is part of Bondcare Shaftesbury,…
Read more...Dementia Bistro Serves Up A Treat
A special dementia bistro at a Lancashire care home is becoming a centre of the community with tea, coffee and cakes on the menu daily….
Read more...Perfect Ten For Malden House
Residents and staff at a local residential care home in Sidmouth are delighted to have won gold in the Sidmouth in Bloom Competition (Residential Care…
Read more...Cocoa Flavanols May Boost Blood Flow In The Brain In Older People
A small clinical trial has shown that in older people, a diet supplemented with cocoa flavanols– naturally occurring compounds found in cocoa beans – may…
Read more...Social Stigma Around Dementia Hinders Diagnosis, Care And Research
The social stigma which surrounds dementia is impeding early diagnosis, care and research into the disease, according to a new report by thr ILC-UK The…
Read more...Change Needed To End ‘Permanent Sense Of Crisis’ In Care Homes
A unique inquiry into the state of the care home sector for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) calls for sweeping change to ‘inject humanity’ back…
Read more...Greensleeves Homes Trust Recognised For Its Award-Winning Care
At the LaingBuisson Independent Healthcare Awards 2014 in October, Mount Ephraim House in Tunbridge Wells, one of Greensleeves Homes Trust’s 17 care homes, received the…
Read more...Care Homes Urged To ‘Clean Up’ Infection Prevention Guidelines
Care homes are being urged to remind staff, residents and visitors of their infection prevention guidelines during this year’s International Infection Prevention Week (IIPW). IIPW…
Read more...£4 Million Extra For Regional Implementation Of Care Act
The Department of Health is allocating an additional £4m to regions to support councils in implementing the Care Act. The grant will be allocated to…
Read more...LGA Response To NHS England’s Five Year Plan
The LGA has released a statement in response to NHS England setting out its five-year plan in a document entitled, ‘Forward View’. Cllr Izzi Seccombe,…
Read more...No Escaping The Financial Challenge Facing The NHS: Our Response To NHS England’s Five Year Forward View
Responding to the publication of NHS England’s Five Year Forward View, Chris Ham, Chief Executive of The King’s Fund said: ‘Today’s announcement is a significant…
Read more...Guide Launched To Help Registered Managers Meet New CQC Regulations And Inspection
Skills for Care has launched a new guide that will help Registered Managers make sure their service are ready for changes to regulation and inspection….
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