The NACC Care Cook Of The Year 2015 Competition Grows Ever More Challenging
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…
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Depression In Dementia More Common In Community Care, Study Finds
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…
Read more...Motor Neurone Disease Drug Protects Memory In Ageing Rats
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….
Read more...Care Home Signs Up As A Winter Warrior
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…
Read more...Singing Toddlers Delight Winchester Care Home
Festive singers aged just three and four years old have brought Christmas cheer to delighted residents at a Winchester dementia care home. Sixteen toddlers from…
Read more...Action on Elder Abuse Secures £2m Lottery Grant
Action on Elder Abuse, says a new £2 million National Lottery grant to expand its work will help rescue thousands more older people from the…
Read more...Regulators To Share Information To Improve Patient Care
A new agreement to help drive improvements to patient care has been formalised between the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and the General Medical Council (GMC),…
Read more...Outstanding – Careline Lifestyles Recognised in Social Care Awards
Careline Lifestyles were delighted to be shortlisted in a record six categories for the North East Regional Final of the Great British Care Awards which…
Read more...Hundreds Of Thousands With Dementia Facing Exclusion This Christmas
This festive period, people living with dementia are at significant risk of being isolated, according to new findings revealed by Alzheimer’s Society. New figures released…
Read more...Southampton Researchers Tackle Alzheimer’s Clinical Trials Failure
Researchers in Southampton are tackling one of the biggest questions in dementia research; why might current approaches in Alzheimer’s trials be failing? The new study…
Read more...Lonely Pensioners Invited To Christmas Lunch At Stockton Care Home
A Stockton-on-Tees care home is opening its doors and inviting lonely, elderly and vulnerable members of the local community to join both staff and residents…
Read more...Alzheimer’s Research UK Launches Multi-Million Pound Dementia Trials Fund
One year to the day since global health leaders met for the G8 Dementia Summit in London, the UK’s leading dementia research charity, Alzheimer’s Research…
Read more...Health Manufacturer Angloplas Teams Up With Scotia Aid To Help Victims Of Ebola
With the current situation in West Africa regarding the Ebola Virus at crisis point, leading plastics manufacturer Angloplas are helping to kit out hospitals in…
Read more...Happy 1st Anniversary to Salford Institute for Dementia
The University of Salford’s ground-breaking research Institute dedicated to improving the lives of people living with dementia has celebrated its first anniversary, with news that…
Read more...Barnet Care Homes Residents Experience ‘Butterfly Moments’
The Fremantle Trust, has launched The Butterfly Café, a new initiative designed to bring the ambience of a coffee shop to residents, across three sites…
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