Quality Care At Risk Unless The Government Covers Higher Wage Costs
High quality care will be available only to those who can afford to pay for it, unless central government covers the extra cost of paying…
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Use Of Benzodiazepines And Related Drugs Common Around Alzheimer’s Diagnosis
Benzodiazepines and related drugs are initiated frequently in persons with Alzheimer’s disease already before the diagnosis, and their use becomes even more common after the…
Read more...Song Titles Inspired The Menu For Visit By Ed Sheeran
When experienced chef Andrew Mussett found out that he was required to produce nibbles for a visit by singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, he decided to create…
Read more...Social Care Budget Cuts Damaging The NHS, Latest Quarterly Monitoring Report Finds
Cuts in local authority social care budgets are adversely affecting health services, according to nearly 9 out of 10 (88 per cent) of NHS trust…
Read more...Hartlepool Home Celebrates Wear It Pink Day
HARTLEPOOL care home residents have been celebrating Wear It Pink Day, a national campaign to support those with breast cancer. Queens Meadow Care Home, on…
Read more...A Destructive Vicious Circle’: Damning Age UK Report Highlights Crisis In Health And Social Care For Older People
A damning report by charity Age UK finds that the health and care system for older people in England is under severe stress and is…
Read more...One Third Of Older People In The UK Affected By Loneliness
Friends of the Elderly is calling upon people to hold local Christmas activities so no older person will be alone on Christmas Day unless they…
Read more...Fred Dinenage Opens Abbotswood Court
Fred Dinenage MBE, has officially opened Abbotswood Court in Romsey, Hampshire – a purpose-designed care home, fully equipped to provide residential and dementia care, including…
Read more...People With Learning Disabilities Celebrate UK’s Cultural Diversity
People from across the country who are supported by learning disability care provider CMG came together to celebrate the UK’s rich cultural diversity at an…
Read more...NCA Urges CQC To Speak Out On Care Underfunding
For the first time since the introduction of tougher more rigorous ratings criteria, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) publishes its Annual Analysis into the quality of…
Read more...Care South Residents Team Up With University Students To Cheer On The Cherries
Three lucky residents from Care South’s Fairlawn care home in Ferndown are looking forward to cheering on the Cherries this Sunday (25 October) as they play…
Read more...More Support For People With Dementia In Walsall
People in Walsall with dementia will soon be able to access more support thanks to the launch of a new service. Six new roles, called…
Read more...‘No Notable Improvement’ In People’s Experiences Of Out-Of-Hospital Mental Health Care, Finds Patient Survey
A survey of over 13,000 people who were treated and cared for in the community for their mental health problems has shown ‘no notable improvement’…
Read more...Ed Sheeran Visits Residents In His Home Town
Residents and colleagues at Mills Meadow care home in Framlingham in Suffolk received a special visit this week when Ed Sheeran popped in to cut…
Read more...Revitalise Comes Out In Support Of Lord Carter’s NHS Efficiency Savings Plan.
Independent social care providers have pivotal role to play, asserts disabled people’s charity. National disabled people’s charity Revitalise – which provides essential respite breaks for…
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