Foundation Stone of New Wiltshire Care Home Laid
On 4 September, Cllr Keith Humphries, Wiltshire Council’s Portfolio Holder for Adult Care Services, unveiled the Foundation Stone of The Orders of St John Care…
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Canada And France Host Second Global Dementia Legacy Event
Dementia experts from around the world will meet today in Ottawa, Canada, to discuss creating better partnerships between academia-industry, and how to better facilitate innovation…
Read more...Actress Adele Silva Kick-Starts Leeds Memory Walk
Actress Adele Silva, best known for her role in Emmerdale, joined over 2,500 participants at Roundhay Park as they walked to fight dementia at Leeds…
Read more...New Statistics Reveal Impact Of Dementia In The UK
Two new reports, published today by the Alzheimer’s Society, reveal updated statistics about the impact of dementia and make recommendations on how to improve the…
Read more...Politicians Condemned For ‘Silence’ On Challenges Of Health And Care
The NHS Confederation has condemned political parties’ ‘summer of silence’ on the challenges facing health and social care, and joined with the most influential coalition…
Read more...NHS Innovation Challenge Prize For Dementia: Winners Announced
The winners of the NHS Innovation Challenge Prize for Dementia have been announced. The £80,000 top prize was awarded to Memory First, a new integrated…
Read more...Commonly Used Anxiety Drugs Linked To Alzheimer’s Risk
Research by scientists in France and Canada suggests that there may be a link between use of benzodiazepine drugs and increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s…
Read more...Carers Pushed To Breaking Point
Carers UK’s Carers at breaking point research – based on a survey of over 5,000 carers1 – shows: 6 in 10 caring for an older,…
Read more...Fantastic Four Celebrate 22 Years At Rutherglen
It was celebrations all round at Bupa’s Rutherglen Care Home as it celebrated its 22nd anniversary with four Care Assistants who have each spent 22…
Read more...Dispelling The Myths Of Who Pays For Care
New laws governing social care are set to put a cap on how much money anyone has to pay towards the cost of their care….
Read more...NCF Welcomes The Care Association Alliance
Regional and local care associations throughout England have joined forces to form a new lobbying and representational group. The Care Association Alliance will be co-chaired…
Read more...Response To Demos Commission On Residential Care
Andrea Sutcliffe, CQC Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care, recently spoke at the official launch event of the Demos Commission on Residential Care held in…
Read more...Alzheimer’s Society Calls For Action As Scale And Cost Of Dementia Soars
The cost of dementia to the UK has hit £26 billion a year – enough to pay the energy bills of every household in the…
Read more...New Guardianship Cases Increase Slightly After Three Year Decline
Wide regional variation in numbers of Guardianship cases The number of new Guardianship cases under the Mental Health Act rose by four per cent in…
Read more...Network Of New Older Peoples’ Care Commissioners Could End Mismatch Between Cost-Cutting And Realistic Provider Returns
Healthcare expert LaingBuisson has published a White Paper on the commissioning of care of older people in the UK which pitches a possible resolution to…
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