Transport Noise Associated with Increased Dementia Risk
Researchers The British Medical Journal have suggested a link between noise made by transport services and dementia risk. Using common ways to measure noise levels,
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Oldest Lady In London Celebrates 108th Birthday
Mrs Betty Spear celebrated her 108th birthday at St Judes Nursing home in Sutton, making her the oldest lady in London. “I still feel 21” she remarked.
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1.4 Million Requests For Care From Older People Turned Down Since The PM Promised To “Fix Care, Once And For All”
New analysis from the charity Age UK has found that in the two years since the Prime Minister made his promise to “fix social care once and for all”, over 1.4 million requests for social care
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New Analysis Finds The Pandemic Has Significantly Increased Older People’s Need For Social Care.
New Age UK analysis finds that the experience of living through the fear, enforced isolation and inactivity caused by the pandemic has sharply accelerated the care needs of significant numbers of older people.
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More Restrictions Eased for Care Homes
From Monday 17 May care home residents will be able to have more named visitors and more opportunities to make visits out with no need
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2021 Residents at Swaffham Care Home Complete Personal Challenges for Multiple Sclerosis Trust
Residents and staff at Meadow House nursing home in Swaffham, Norfolk – which is rated as Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission – have completed
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Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Pensioners Post Letters Across the Pond
RESIDENTS at a Kilmarnock care home have signed up to a novel pen pal partnership with another older people’s residence in Kilmarnock – but this
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Do You have Any Wrens in Your Care Home or Family?
We are searching for Wrens! We are not referring to the tiny, feathered variety in the garden but the indomitable ladies who joined the Women’s
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All Staff at Encore Care Homes to Become Dementia Friends
Every member of the team at Encore Care Homes will undergo training to become a Dementia Friend. New and existing members of the team working
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Government to Launch 40,000 Person Daily Contact Testing Study
Daily coronavirus tests will be given to as many as 40,000 people who have been in contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19,
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Government Scraps Care Home Isolation Rule for Low Risk Visits Out
Care home residents will be able to leave their home for “low risk” visits without having to self-isolate for 14 days on their return the
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Veterans Celebrate St George’s Day at Royal Star & Garter
Veterans have celebrated St George’s Day at Royal Star & Garter’s Homes in Solihull, Surbiton and High Wycombe. They enjoyed music, crafts, quizzes and delicious
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Portishead Care Home Celebrates 20th Rear Anniversary
A Portishead care home has celebrated 20 years of delivering care in the community this month with a virtual party. Staff and residents at Petersfield
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Reform of Social Care “Doomed” Unless Issues of Fragile Provider Market are Addressed
A report from the Nuffield Trust warns that years of delay to social care reform and a fragmented market has left provider services unstable and
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Independent Age: ‘Damning’ Figures Show Need For Social Care Reform
Campaigners are renewing calls for urgent government reform to adult social care after NHS figures revealed that almost a quarter of older people seeking help in England were denied it.
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