Following the budget announcement for spending plans in Wales, social care commissioners, providers and representative bodies are issuing a collective caution to Welsh Government that…
Read more...NHS England’s first strategy for end of life care in England, published in 2008, has succeeded in reversing the trend of increasing the proportion of…
Read more...A cross-party commission to review future funding and structure of health and care services in England, has been proposed in the House of Commons. Norman…
Read more...Families who have lost a loved one through dementia can help create a lasting tribute to their memory. Leading dementia charity, Dementia Care, has launched…
Read more...A social enterprise that uses the heritage of sport and memories to help tackle dementia, depression and loneliness in the elderly has been awarded a…
Read more...David Cameron must be bold and hold a Commission on the future of health and social care, as the UK is facing monumental demographic challenges….
Read more...A DORSET care home hosted an ‘Antiques Roadshow’ style valuation day with two potentially valuable items coming to light. The event, at Colten Care’s Amberwood…
Read more...Staff and residents at Care South’s Fairlawn care home in Ferndown celebrated last Saturday (9th January) as 94-year-old resident, Mr. Bill Howard, received the Legion…
Read more...Care UK has started 2016 with a brand new arrangement in place to ensure the highest possible standard of fire safety in its homes. The…
Read more...As Britain’s ageing population grows with many more of us facing the prospect of dying alone, technological innovations will become increasingly important in the delivery…
Read more...Belvedere Manor care home in Gibfield Road was inspected and awarded ‘Good’ in all areas by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The report highlights that…
Read more...Ken Williamson, a 93-year old resident at Care UK’s Appleby House care home in Epsom, has won the ‘Oomph! Factor’ award for his impressive exercise regime….
Read more...Lumos Labs, the company behind the popular Lumosity brain training programme, will pay $2 million to the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for false advertising…
Read more...A study, published today (Friday 8 January) in the journal Brain, has found that blocking a receptor in the brain responsible for regulating immune cells…
Read more...We have announced today the appointment of Dame Eileen Sills, the Chief Nurse at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, as the first National…
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