Care Show Team Run For Fun To Support Dementia UK
On Thursday 4 June, 31 members of UBM’s Care Show team ran, walked and in some cases ‘limped’ four miles from their offices in London’s…
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Flying Visit By Owls Proves A Hoot For Dorset Care Home
A DORSET care home brushed up on its ‘owl-gebra’ for a flying visit by three birds of prey. Residents at Colten Care’s Amberwood House in…
Read more...Table Tennis As A Drug-Free Way To Improve Brain Function In Alzheimer’s Disease
The Bounce Alzheimer’s Therapy (BAT) Foundation, a charity aimed at building awareness in the UK of table tennis as a proactive treatment for Alzheimer’s, are…
Read more...Public Services Must ‘Wake Up’ To Gaps In Mental Health Crisis Care, Warns CQC
People who are having a mental health crisis are not always receiving care and support when and where they need it, the regulator has found….
Read more...Integrated Care Cannot Succeed Without Radical Changes To Commissioning
A new report from The King’s Fund argues that the fragmentation of commissioning is a major obstacle to integrating health and social care and improving…
Read more...LGA Responds To NAO Report On Care Act First Phase Reforms
Responding to the National Audit Office’s report on the Care Act first phase reforms, Cllr Izzi Seccombe, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing…
Read more...Mortgage Industry Must Better Respond To The Challenges Of An Ageing Society
The ILC-UK today urges mortgage providers to better understand, and respond to, the increasing numbers of retirees taking loans into retirement. Speaking at a conference…
Read more...Proteins In Blood May Help Detect Alzheimer’s Brain Changes Early
Researchers in the US have found that measuring proteins in blood may be able to identify people in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, before…
Read more...Hospital Caterers Association Says Government Must Act To Ensure Most Vulnerable Given The Best Possible Care
Prince Charles’ views on hospital food prompts the Hospital Caterers Association to reiterate calls for government support. The Association is calling the Government to account…
Read more...UK’S 6.5 Million Carers Must Be Signed Up For Workplace Pension
• The staging date (deadline) is looming for those who employ a carer • People with just one employee must comply or face penalties or…
Read more...Colten Care Homes Champion Drive for Greater Dementia Awareness
A family-owned South coast care home provider is encouraging its entire 1,700-strong workforce to become recognised Dementia Friends. Colten Care, which has 19 homes in…
Read more...New Care Village Development Planned for Iconic York Building
The iconic Terry’s Chocolate head office building has been chosen as the site for an innovative care village project by Springfield Healthcare. Plans for the…
Read more...University Launches MOOC to Bridge the Dementia Divide
The University of Derby has launched a new free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) titled ‘Bridging the Dementia Divide’ to inform family members who want…
Read more...Care Cap Crisis Looms as Few Understand the Funding Cap
• People now less likely to be aware of the Care cap than they were in 2013 • Half believe that accommodation costs will be…
Read more...The National Association of Care Catering Care Cook of the Year 2015 is Crowned
Oliver Smith has been crowned the National Association of Care Catering (NACC) Care Cook of the Year 2015. The chef at Wetherby Manor care home,…
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