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5.8 million pensioners will host their friends and families on Christmas Day Average retiree expects to spend nearly £400 on Christmas gifts and entertaining guests…

A review of global causes of death has found that Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias were the third leading cause of death in the UK…

Adult social care services in England that fail to improve within a year of being rated as Inadequate overall will face closure as part of…

Some skills may ‘go’ quicker than others Researchers at the Medical Research Council’s Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit have discovered that specific mental abilities –…

A care home resident from Glasgow has revealed her top tips for maintaining a long and healthy life – one that has seen her reach…

An investigation into the care sector by a leading law firm has revealed that more than half of people in Sussex are failing to plan…

Whilst yoga might be better known for being practised by Zen-celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow or Madonna, it is now going to be part of a…

A third of NHS providers have at least one board-level position not permanently filled, research by The King’s Fund and HSJ Future of NHS Leadership…

Researchers from the University of Leeds have found that carbon monoxide found naturally in our bodies could help protect against damage from Alzheimer’s proteins. Although…

Alzheimer’s Society Chief Executive Jeremy Hughes has been named as one of the Health Service Journal’s (HSJ) annual list of the most influential people in…

The ‘Care Home Catering 2014’ report explores the issue by examining both the experience and views of people with a relative or friend currently residing…

The search for the next talented care cook to be crowned the ‘best in the UK’ has begun.  The National Association of Care Catering’s Care…

A University of Manchester study of over 400 people in eight EU countries with severe dementia has found that those residing in long-term care homes…

Scientists in the US have found a drug that is currently used to treat motor neurone disease could help prevent memory decline in aging rats….

A North West care home is backing an initiative to help the old and lonely this winter across the region. Birch Green Care Home in…