Commenting on a new report published jointly by the International Longevity Centre and Independent Age which has predicted that nursing homes and care agencies are…
Read more...A group of major national and international companies have signed an open letter and pledged to “work over the next five years to help make…
Read more...Giving up smoking could help reverse the harmful effects it has on the brain, according to recent research from the Disconnected Mind study at University…
Read more...New research suggests that a postcode lottery still exists for people living with dementia. People with dementia who live in more affluent areas of England…
Read more...A new award scheme that recognises and gives credit to the cooks and kitchens of Orchard Care Homes, has been set up as part of…
Read more...Emmerdale are tackling the issue of vascular dementia, with Ashley Thomas (played by John Middleton) being diagnosed with the condition. On Thursday 19 November Emmerdale’s…
Read more...Woodland View Care Home in Colchester is giving a warm welcome to its first residents, June Cousins and Maureen Hobbs, who were invited to cut…
Read more...Improving Dementia Education and Awareness Mel Howard, Quality Assurance Manager of Stocks Hall Nursing & Care Group, was honoured to accept an invitation to speak…
Read more...Mulberry Court, The Fremantle Trust’s 24-bed dementia specialist care home in rural Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire, has won a trio of awards at a prestigious…
Read more...This will enable the continual development of the workforce, while professionalising the social care sector and safeguarding the most vulnerable in society say GMB GMB,…
Read more...Care sector faces crisis as huge new care workforce gap revealed The adult social care sector in England faces a gap of 200,000 care workers…
Read more...Large-scale changes to mental health services are a ‘leap in the dark’ and are having a negative impact on patient care, says a briefing published…
Read more...The findings, released to mark Meals on Wheels Week, show that in just three years spending on ‘Meals on Wheels’ for older people aged 65…
Read more...The interim report of think-tank ResPublica was widely covered in the press last week. ResPublica (in partnership with Four Seasons Health Care, HC-One, and GMB) has undertaken…
Read more...A Sheffield care home is set to back a project to build a school in the hometown of one of its most popular workers. Residents…
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