Alzheimer’s Research UK’s Charity Auction
Some of the world’s biggest stars have donated their favourite headwear for an auction to boost funds for the UK’s leading dementia research charity, Alzheimer’s Research…
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National Care Home Provider Shows Support For Dementia Awareness Week
Over 850,000 people are estimated to be living with dementia in 2015 and with this number expected to rise to one million by 2025, one…
Read more...Equality Leaders Join Forces To Promote Their Ideas Throughout The NHS
Twenty-five organisations today joined forces to develop and promote equality in the NHS workplace in 2015/16. These new ‘Equality and Diversity Partners’ have been selected…
Read more...Willow’s Walkabout Trails Dementia Awareness Week At Colten Care
Improving the awareness and understanding of dementia is the focus of free public information sessions at Colten Care homes. The ‘Dementia Friends’ meetings feature among…
Read more...Debate Over Benefits And Harms Of Psychiatric Drugs
An expert has argued that long-term use of psychiatric drugs for many conditions, including antipsychotics and drugs prescribed for people with dementia, may do more…
Read more...Realising The Value Of Person-Centred Care
National Voices has announced that the joint programme Realising the Value has now gone live, with the launch of the programme website www.realisingthevalue.co.uk. Realising the…
Read more...It’s Time To Celebrate International Nurses’ Day!
Barchester Healthcare is celebrating the wonderful work its nurses do throughout the UK by giving every Barchester nurse a fob watch as a gift on…
Read more...Gift Ensures Continuity Of Care For Elderly
Leading home care agency Universal Care, serving Beaconsfield, the Chilterns and the South East, has been gifted to a charitable trust, thanks to the company’s…
Read more...New Resources Encourage People To Talk About End Of Life Care
Skills for Health is delighted to announce the launch of a new range of resources developed as part of the ‘Working Together, improving end of…
Read more...Care Homes Say ‘Thank You’ To The Nurses
‘Thank you, nurses, for your hard work, passion and commitment’. That was the clear message as all 19 care homes run by family-owned Colten Care…
Read more...“Glass Half Empty” People Could Face A Lonelier Old Age
People who see old age as a time of loneliness or expect to be lonely in old age are two to three times more likely…
Read more...Dignity In Care: Improving Nutrition In People With Dementia
Research into nutrition leads to better care for people with dementia With over 850,000 people with dementia in the UK, ensuring dignity in their care…
Read more...New Deputy Chief Inspector for Adult Social Care in CQC’s Central region
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is delighted to announce the appointment of Sue Howard as the regulator’s new permanent Deputy Chief Inspector (DCI) of Adult…
Read more...Trial Shows Mediterranean Diet With Olive Oil Or Nuts May Help Cognition
Results of a four-year trial have suggested that a Mediterranean diet, supplemented with either olive oil or nuts, may help thinking skills in some older…
Read more...Sanctuary Care Celebrate Donkey Week!
A four-legged friend trotted its way through a Sanctuary Care home in Exeter to mark Donkey Week. The team and residents at Greenslades Nursing Home…
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