A 92-year-old Hallmark care home resident was reunited with her late husband’s World War Two diary after winning an in-house, Christmas wish-granting competition. Alice Morgan…
Read more...Consultant old age psychiatrist at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Dr Tony Rao, has raised concerns over a rise in alcohol and drug…
Read more...Residents, family and local neighbours joined together at Sunrise of Mobberley, on Hall Lane, for the special opening of its Wellbeing Garden in memory of…
Read more...NICE is urging local councils to make it as easy as possible for people with limited mobility to be more active in their area. The…
Read more...Alzheimer’s Research UK has partnered with Deutsche Telekom to introduce the world’s first consumer focussed virtual reality (VR) game, in which players can help scientists…
Read more...PREMIUM dementia care has been officially recognised at two Derbyshire care homes by the local authority. The Dementia Standard Award has been awarded to Chesterfield’s…
Read more...Staff at Belong Atherton, the state-of-the-art care village in Atherton, Greater Manchester, have raised over £1,000 by completing a sponsored bike ride from Atherton to…
Read more...A Chichester care home was filled with the sound of music when leading cast members from the hit show Fiddler on the Roof paid a…
Read more...When Vicky Ward’s grandfather wasn’t well enough to attend her wedding, she took her groom, her dress and even her cake to his care home….
Read more...Researchers in Denmark have suggested a potential link between levels of lithium in the water supply and dementia. The findings are published today in the journal JAMA…
Read more...Stocks Hall Nursing & Care Group has recently embraced and completed Older & Out – LGBT Awareness Training. The training, given by Age Concern Central…
Read more...Healthwatch England have analysed the experiences of 3,415 home care users, their families and front line staff across 52 local areas between August 2015 and…
Read more...WORLD War II Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) veteran Isabelle Mullen has celebrated her 100th birthday at Waverley Lodge Care Home. The home, in Lemington,…
Read more...A Bristol care home run by Milestones Trust has clinched a top award for its work in providing healthy and sustainable food to its residents….
Read more...The positive effects of ball based activities dementia is being assessed daily by leading Sussex dementia care centre, Clifden House. Clifden House in Seaford has…
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