NHS Launches New Dementia Diagnosis Drive
Hundreds more people will be checked for dementia thanks to a new specialist service being trialled across the country, the NHS has announced. Care home…
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Care Home Offers Unique Opportunity with a Virtual Dementia Tour
Cherry Hinton Care Home, based in Cambridge, will be hosting an Open Day on Saturday 21st January from 11am-4pm with a unique opportunity to experience…
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Energy Blackouts Could Lead to Increase in Serious Falls, Warns Ageing Charity
National energy blackouts this winter would put more than 1.6 million people at heightened risk of a serious injury in their own home because of…
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Carers Trust Reveals Unpaid Family Carers Financial Hardship
A new survey of carers from across the UK provides a bleak appraisal of how many of the UK’s seven million unpaid family carers have…
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Kidderminster Resident Reveals the Secret to Living a Long Life on His 103rd Birthday
A Kidderminster care home resident has celebrated his 103rd birthday and revealed his secret to living a long and joyful life is to simply enjoy…
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Excelcare Launch Warm Bank Stations to Ease Winter Freeze for Over 65’s
Family run care provider Excelcare has announced that a selection of their care homes in Essex will be opening ‘warm banks’ for people over the…
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Nearly Half a Million Vulnerable and Elderly People Have no Social Contact apart from Care Worker
Nearly half (49%) of care workers report they have had at least one patient whose only regular social contact is them according to a shocking…
Read more...Strong Public Support for Pensions Triple Lock
With the Chancellor now due to deliver his Autumn Statement within days, new polling commissioned by Age UK has found that the UK public is…
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Charity Warns Older People Will Become Increasingly Isolated as Rising Costs Start to Bite
Increasing numbers of older people are finding themselves unable to afford transport costs to vital activities aimed at combating loneliness and isolation, according to research…
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WWII Burns Nurse Celebrates 100th Birthday
A nurse who helped provide pioneering burns treatment for injured RAF aircrew and civilians during WWII has celebrated her 100th birthday. Janet Hunter was part…
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Dementia Care Home Turns Birthday to Matchday for Footie Fan Nigel
A Hampshire dementia care home teamed up with the Saints to enable a lifelong football fan to attend a Premier League match as a birthday…
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Lilian Faithfull Care Resident Gets a 100th Birthday Card from The King!
Muriel gets Royal Mail from The King! Muriel turned 100 in September, and has now received a birthday card from King Charles III and Queen…
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Care Home Resident Among First in Dorset to Receive Birthday Letter from the King
It was a momentous day as Betty Gibbs became one of the first people in Dorset to receive a letter from King Charles III as…
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103-Year-Old Ruby Morris’ Dream Trip to Weymouth Brings Back Fond Memories
103-year old Ruby Morris, resident of Cheriton Care Home, Dorchester, had one simple wish to visit Weymouth beach. She wanted only to relive the simple…
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Royal Star & Garter Resident Celebrates 104th Birthday
A resident at a veterans’ care home has celebrated her 104th birthday. Ena Mitchell enjoyed a party with fellow residents from her floor at the…
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