The government has announced a further one-month suspension of minimum wage enforcement concerning sleep-in shifts in the social care sector to minimise disruption to the…
Read more...30 staff members from local glazing company, Northwich Glass, have signed up as Dementia Friends, after Dementia Champion Michelle Jones provided a workshop promoting discussion…
Read more...A new research report calls for a change in approach in the treatment of psychosis in dementia, to find alternatives to highly damaging antipsychotics. Up…
Read more...Two thirds believe costs should be shared between the individual and the Government 9 in 10 (87%) favour an overall limit on individual contributions Saving…
Read more...With hospitals full to capacity, NHS plans in some areas to cut hospital beds are undesirable and unachievable, warns The King’s Fund in a new…
Read more...An army of volunteers across Birmingham are working to bring older people out of isolation. To mark International Day of Older Persons (October 1) volunteers…
Read more...Children from across Sussex are collaborating with leading dementia care home in Seaford to produce an extravagant artwork. The Creative Instincts club at St. Nicholas…
Read more...In the lead up to Silver Sunday on 1 October, councillors from Westminster City Council will be visiting residential homes in the city, to meet…
Read more...Government has announced it will extend the suspension of minimum wage enforcement in the social care sector for a further month. The Voluntary Organisations Disability…
Read more...The Beth Johnson Foundation (BJF) and older people’s charity, Anchor, have launched a new report that recommends the innovative use of drama, music and dance…
Read more...Pharmaceutical company Axovant Sciences has today announced that their drug RVT-101 (also known as intepirdine) has failed to produce a benefit to people living with…
Read more...A Taunton care home, which has been undergoing a series of improvements and refurbishments, is celebrating its ‘re-opening’ with a visit from the Mayor of…
Read more...Residents from four HC-One homes in Yorkshire enjoyed an afternoon tea by the seaside on a trip to Scarborough as part of the care company’s…
Read more...Dove Court residents are now able to enjoy a monthly movie-going treat, thanks to dementia friendly screenings at The Light Cinema in Wisbech. The home,…
Read more...The adult social care sector contributed an estimated £41.8 billion to the English economy reveals ‘The State of the adult social care sector and workforce’…
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