The cost of social care for people with dementia will nearly treble over the next two decades, according a report published today, commissioned by Alzheimer’s Society from the London School of Economics and Political Science. The research shows that, while ...

Dementia UK’s Helpline was recognised and celebrated for its work in providing information, support and advice to improve the lives of families with dementia at the 2019 Helplines Partnership Annual Conference and Awards ceremony. The Helplines Partnership Awards are now ...

Think tank sets out comprehensive plan including free personal care, ethical commissioning, enforced standards and good pay for care staff As political parties rush to compile competing manifestos, the IPPR think tank today puts forward its blueprint for a long-term ...

Elderly care company Hadrian Healthcare has acquired land overlooking the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Skipton and plans to build luxury elderly care accommodation with a state-of-the-art new build development. Hadrian Healthcare is a family business established by the owner ...

Services have been held at Royal Star & Garter to mark Remembrance Day on 11 November. They included the playing of The Last Post, a two-minute silence and the laying of poppy wreaths, marking the culmination of a fortnight of ...

The London Living Wage has risen to £10.75 but tens of thousands of care staff are paid little above the Governments National Living Wage of £8.21, says GMB London GMB are calling on social care providers, councils and the government ...

Launching its manifesto for the General Election, the charity Age UK unveils shocking new research showing that the number of older people in England with some level of unmet need now stands at 1.5 million. This means one in seven ...

Senior Nursing Care Assistant, Jane Reynolds added the Palliative Care Award at the GB Care Awards South West to the Palliative, Day Service and Live-In Worker Award she won at the Care and Support West Awards last month. The judges ...

A wish has come true for Nora Moscrop, a resident at New Care’s Formby Manor Care Centre on Liverpool Road in Formby, who was treated to a VIP experience at Goodison Park. A life-long fan of the Toffees, 86 year ...

Campaigners today challenged the main party leaders to attend a major conference ahead of the General Election and set out how they plan to tackle the crisis in the care of older and vulnerable people. The Independent Care Group (ICG) ...