Care Sector Caught in Health and Social Care ‘No Man’s Land’, Warns The King’s Fund
A major new report from The King’s Fund has highlighted the ongoing challenges facing older people as they navigate the divide between the NHS and…
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Old Malton Care Staff Experience Living with Dementia During Dementia Action Week
Staff at Manor Park care home in Old Malton, part of Sandstone Care Group, were given a glimpse of life with dementia when the Virtual…
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Haslemere and Wormley Care Homes Bring Community Together for Multicultural Day Celebration
Residents, families and team members from Brownscombe Care Residences in Haslemere and Surrey Heights Dementia Care Centre in Wormley came together for a colourful Multicultural…
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Karuna Manor Hosts Successful Stroke Awareness Presentation in Collaboration with Clementine Churchill Hospital and Churchill Hospital
Karuna Manor proudly hosted an informative and engaging Stroke Awareness Presentation on 20th May, bringing together healthcare professionals, residents, and members of the local community…
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Exercise as Vital as Medicine for Older People, MPs Say
Increasing physical activity among older people to build resilience against illness, frailty and falls will be central to keeping care home residents and the wider…
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Specialist Brain Injury Care Home Marks Action For Brain Injury Week
A specialist care home in Waltham Abbey, has been marking Action for Brain Injury Week (ABI) (May 18-24) with a community event celebrating recovery, resilience…
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Sector Leaders Unite in Call for Bold Government Action on Dementia
Leading dementia charities, clinicians, academics and Royal Colleges have joined forces to urge the new Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to set…
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Music Therapy Boosts Mood and Mental Sharpness in Older Adults
New research from Middlesex University has found that taking part in musical activities improves thinking and mental wellbeing in healthy older adults. The study, published in The Journals of Gerontology,…
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Unpaid Carers Are Bearing “Unsustainable” Burden Of Social Care Crisis Baroness Casey Warns
Millions of unpaid carers across the UK are being left under intolerable pressure as they prop up an increasingly fragmented adult social care system, according…
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This Daily Habit Could Lower Dementia Risk By 35%, Research Reveals
A new long-term US study has suggested that moderate consumption of caffeinated coffee and tea could help reduce the risk of dementia later in life,…
Read more...Unpaid Carers Reach “Tipping Point” Carers UK Report Reveals
Carers UK has published a major new report, The ‘tipping point’: when unpaid carers can no longer combine caring with paid employment. The report, supported by Standard…
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Do You Have a VE Commemoration Story to Share?
At THE CARER, we will be publishing a special VE Day commemorative feature celebrating the wonderful memories, stories and events taking place across the UK…
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Macc Care Expands Midlands Portfolio with Opening of New 72-bed Shirley Care Home
A Midlands-based care provider has continued its expansion with the opening of a new 72-bed care home in Shirley, strengthening its presence across the region…
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New Report Urges Government to Make Social Care a National Priority
Care England, in partnership with PLMR, has today published a new report calling for a fundamental shift in how adult social care is understood, funded…
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Call for National Campaign to Tackle Dementia Risk Gains Momentum
A leading dementia research charity has called on the UK Government to introduce a nationwide public health campaign aimed at reducing the risk of dementia,…
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