To raise funds for the new sensory garden, the team at Muirton house, created a pop-up shop in Blairgowrie at the end of June 2019. Muirton House is situated on Essendy Road, Blairgowrie, on the banks of the river Ericht. ...

Counting blood vessels in the eyes of individuals could be a successful route to establishing the early stages of Alzheimer’s, scientists have discovered. Researchers at Northwestern University in Chicago found people starting to experience cognitive decline had fewer capillaries in ...

The Alzheimer’s Society has called on Boris Johnson to match Jeremy Hunt promises to fix the broken social care system if he becomes Prime Minister. More than 200 elderly people living in care homes and retirement properties run by Anchor ...

Ideal Carehomes’ newest £10m home set to open in Loughborough in September The team behind Loughborough’s latest luxury care home welcomed Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP for a ceremonial ‘topping out’ ceremony at Ideal Carehomes’ Woodthorpe Lodge, ahead of its ...

Adult Social Care is largely funded by local business rates, council tax and other local charges but areas with lower house prices, fewer businesses cannot raise as much money as more urban areas. This has led to deep levels of ...

Families in Pinhoe joined the residents and staff at Green Tree Court Nursing & Residential Care Home for a day of fundraising at the care home’s Grand Community Garden Party on Saturday, 13th July – with legendary sports presenter, Steve ...

Apetito, creator and supplier of meals for the health and social care sector, has been presented with its Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Sustainable Development, by Mrs Sarah Troughton, The Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire. This award recognises apetito’s commitment to conducting ...

Care home provider Four Seasons, the UK’s second largest care provider could be sold for as little as £400m, according to a report in the Financial Times (FT) According to the report Four Seasons has attracted a number of bids, ...

In a poster presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference earlier this week researchers provided an overview of the development of the drug, known as COR388, and how they are working to test its ability to slow the progression of ...

Older people who have been the victims of crime are often let down by the police and wider criminal justice system which does not always understand their needs and experiences, according to a new report. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary ...