Following the Royal Mencap Society v Tomlinson-Blake Court of Appeal judgement on sleep in payments VODG, and wider sector bodies, have called on government to…
Read more...The Royal College of Nursing today (Monday 20 August) launches the UK’s first guidance to help healthcare staff more effectively protect adults who are at risk of abuse or…
Read more...FOUR-legged friends were the latest guests at a Stockton-on-Tees care home – with farm animals and reptiles paying residents a visit. Mobile farm company Animals…
Read more...A new international report published by the International Longevity Centre – UK (ILC-UK) – the country’s leading think tank focusing on the impact of our…
Read more...One in 10 older people face care costs of over £100,000 – but the vast majority of us are not saving to pay for care…
Read more...Dementia researchers from across the globe have gathered in Chicago at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2018. UK-based scientists are presenting their work on…
Read more...A WORLD War 2 hero will be a special guest at an event to celebrate the 100th birthday of the Royal Air Force. RAF veteran…
Read more...Baroness Judith Jolly, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Health, has written about the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) system, covered in the Mental Capacity Act Amendment…
Read more...Morris Care’s Stretton Hall in Church Stretton, Shropshire, held a ‘Platinum Party’ for a special couple on their 70th wedding anniversary. Neville Mansfield, aged 92,…
Read more...MEMORIES of WW2 were shared at a Skelmersdale care home to commemorate VJ Day – the end of the war with Japan in August 1945….
Read more...Utilising their new NAMASTE Care Programme, the Dementia Team at Abbotswood Court has helped to enable meaningful interactions with loved ones. Home to a dedicated…
Read more...A major milestone has been marked at a new 77 bed care home in Banstead, which will provide residential and dementia care and be leased…
Read more...New analysis of NHS waiting times in England has found that the number of people waiting over the government target of 18 weeks for elective…
Read more...CARE home staff raised hundreds of pounds to treat their residents to a trip to the seaside after completing a 10-mile sponsored walk. Workers at…
Read more...Cambridgeshire based care home, Askham Village Community, says its partnership scheme with local GPs is so successful, it should be rolled out nationwide. The initiative…
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