Giving Up Caregiving Associated With Increased Depression
A new report published today by the International Longevity Centre – UK (ILC-UK) highlights the need for ongoing support for carers once they stop caregiving….
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Pension Commission Needed To Tackle Pension Uncertainty
Current policy not enough to secure adequate retirement incomes for many. Retirement planning difficult due to constant policy changes. Uncertainty is compounded by twin threat…
Read more...Ephraims Care Group To Open Luxury Care Home As Part Of A Multi Million Pound Partnership With Santander
Stourbridge-based Ephraims Care Group (“Ephraims”), an established care home operator with four high-quality care homes across the West Midlands, is to open a new luxury…
Read more...Politicians Must Be Honest And Bold On Service Change, Say Health And Care Organisations
Politicians must be candid about the need to change the way care is delivered and bold enough to make the tough choices required to secure the long term future of health and…
Read more...Securing A Health And Social Care System That Protects Older People
Localis’s new report ‘Unblocking: Securing a health and social care system that protects older people’, published this week explores the failures of the health and…
Read more...Care Home Shares Love Of Reading With School Children
Mandale House Receives Visit From Local School In National Story Telling Week Residents at a local care home in Stockton-on-Tees were spun a tall tale…
Read more...Health And Social Care Provider Welcomes Social Care Bill
Linc Care, the health and social division of Linc-Cymru Housing Association, has welcomed the introduction of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Bill….
Read more...Call For Universities To Support Student Carers Going Higher
The UK’s largest carers’ charity Carers Trust is today launching Going Higher – a new campaign calling on universities in England to provide more support…
Read more...Alzheimer’s Research UK Welcomes Prime Minister’s New Five-Year Strategy To Fight Dementia
The Prime Minster, David Cameron, will announce today (21 Feb) a strategy to help combat dementia over the next five years, with measures to boost…
Read more...Local Care Home Couple Celebrate Milestone Anniversary
Edward and Poppy Mills, residents at Prince George Duke of Kent Court, Kent, have celebrated their Platinum (70th) Anniversary. The couple celebrated the milestone with…
Read more...Lobbying Act Is Threatening Charities’ Resources And Reputation, New Report Warns
A charity’s ability to represent and work for its beneficiaries is at risk because of confusion over the Lobbying Act, warns new a report. The…
Read more...Barchester Leads The Way With Online Learning For Entire Nursing Workforce
Barchester Healthcare will be the first private care provider in the UK to offer ‘Nursing Times Group Access’ to its entire nursing workforce. The agreement…
Read more...Report Reveals Financial Incentives Behind Hospital Bed Blocking
Health care system conditioned to put older people at risk NHS staff “battle a system that is working against good care” Protectionism and cultural differences…
Read more...Diabetes And Depression Linked To Progression From Mild Cognitive Impairment To Dementia
People with Mild Cognitive Impairment who have diabetes, depression, or low levels of vitamin B12 are at an increased risk of progressing to dementia. According…
Read more...Common Medications ‘Could Raise Dementia Risk’
Taking some commonly prescribed medicines, including insomnia treatments, could increase the risk of dementia, a new study suggests. These medications are ones that have anticholinergic…
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