The number of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards2 (DoLS) applications submitted in 2016/17 increased to 217,000, compared with 196,000 the previous year, figures released by NHS…
Read more...The clock’s ticking down to December 18th! We here at your favourite care publication The Carer fully appreciate the dedication and hard work everybody involved…
Read more...An East Sussex lady, whose husband Derek resides at Clifden House dementia care centre, completed a dare devil wing walk to raise awareness and help…
Read more...Larchwood Care is celebrating after raising more than £2200 for Macmillan as part of the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning campaign. The homes held a number…
Read more...Families face a critical lack of choice in arranging care, new Which? research shows. It’s survey found that nearly half (48%) of people who had…
Read more...Scientists in China collaborating with the University of British Columbia, have found for the first time that amyloid present in a brain can trigger features…
Read more...Churchfields Care Home in Cassington has forged new links within the community by forming a new sponsorship partnership with Witney Town Bowls Club. The home…
Read more...Healthcare staff who regularly share the emotional, social or ethical challenges they face in the workplace experience less psychological distress, improved teamwork and increased empathy…
Read more...CUPCAKES and sausage rolls were on the menu at a Stockton on Tees care home in celebration of National Baking Week. Elderly residents and staff…
Read more...The report of the first phase of a Government-commissioned review of mental health services for children and young people in England has been officially released…
Read more...New research by Which? has found that almost half of people (48%) who had arranged care for themselves or a loved one said there weren’t any places…
Read more...Swedish scientists studying the number of new dementia cases in people with atrial fibrillation (an abnormal heart rhythm) have found that treatment with oral anticoagulants…
Read more...A leading professor has claimed older people with diabetes are being “let down” and “overlooked” by the system – prompting new international guidance outlining a…
Read more...Cllr Linda Thomas, Vice Chair of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing Board, responds to new figures from NHS Digital which show that the annual…
Read more...Residents from Great Oaks have welcomed a new feathered friend, a budgie called Smuggler, to the residential, nursing and dementia specialist care home in Bournemouth….
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