Banbury Care Home Finds The ‘Spice’ Of Life Appearing On This Morning
Residents of Featherton House Care Home in Banbury enjoyed a bit of winter ‘spice’ when they visited Geri Halliwell at her home to appear on…
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NHS Winter Crisis Should Prompt Government To Fully Fund Social Care
This year’s winter health crisis should incentivise government to fully fund our social care system, council leaders urged today. The Local Government Association, which represents…
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MPs, Lords And Media Get Ready To Scramble For The Annual Rehab Parliamentary Pancake Race In Westminster
THE “eggs-factor” bootcamp is underway for one of London’s must-see annual attractions where MPs, Lords and members of the media ‘batter’ it out to see…
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Dementia Researchers To Share Findings With Public In Southampton
Scientists in Southampton are inviting the public to a free event on Monday 15 January, to hear more about current progress in dementia research. The…
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Cleethorpes To Tackle Isolation Through Sport
A charity which helps older people living with dementia, depression and loneliness through sport has set up a new support group in Cleethorpes. The Sporting…
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HC-One’s Care Staff Validated In Swathe Of National Awards
After winning a swathe of awards for providing exceptional care in 2017, the last two months have seen HC-One team members achieve national acclaim after…
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Sir Nicholas Soames Calls For “Social Care Tax”
One of the Conservative party’s leading figures, so Nicholas Soames has called for a ring-fenced tax on people over 40 to pay for elderly care….
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Support People To Make Decisions If They Have Capacity But Find It Difficult, NICE Says
Health and social care professionals should support people to make decisions who find it difficult, NICE says in new draft guidance. They should support people…
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Andrea Sutcliffe Awarded CBE In New Year’s Honours List For 2018
Andrea Sutcliffe, Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care has been awarded a CBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List in recognition for her achievements…
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Veterans’ Charity Director Awarded An OBE
The Director of Care at NCF member, The Royal Star & Garter Homes has received an OBE in the 2018 New Year’s Honours List. The award was…
Read more...Experimental Diabetes Drug May Improve Alzheimer’s Signs In Mice
Researchers in China and the UK have tested an experimental diabetes treatment on mice with features of Alzheimer’s disease. The study, published today in the…
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Top Sunderland Care Home Celebrates 20 Years Of Care In The Community
Archers Park in Sunderland recently celebrated a milestone 20th birthday, with staff and residents getting together to celebrate, not just the building, but some of…
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Happy New Year from The Carer!
We would like to wish all our readers a very happy and prosperous New Year for 2018!
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Leafy Green Vegetables Linked To Slower Decline In Memory And Thinking Skills
Researchers in the US have found that eating approximately one serving per day of green, leafy, vegetables, was linked to slower decline in thinking ability….
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Alzheimer’s Society Comments On Dementia And Antipsychotic Drug Prescription Data
The data has been published as part of an expansion of the monthly Recorded Dementia Diagnoses report, and accounts for figures submitted by 98.8% of…
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