Researchers in Sweden have found that women who exercise and stay cognitively active during midlife have a reduced risk of dementia in older age. The findings are published today (Wednesday 20 February) in the scientific journal, Neurology. In 1968, Swedish researchers ...

A retired racing greyhound called Dexter is enjoying life in the slow lane after being adopted by care home residents in North Wales. Five-year-old Dexter is now part of the family at the Woodside Grange Care Home in Rhos-on-Sea where ...

SNAKES, lizards and snails were among the recent visitors to a Bolton care home. The cold-blooded creatures were brought to Lever Edge Care Home, on Lever Edge Lane, Great Lever, by animal handling company ZooLab. The animal therapy session saw ...

Saving lives at sea was the theme of the day as RNLI fundraisers from a Hampshire care home visited their local lifeboat station. Four residents of Colten Care’s Belmore Lodge in Lymington took a minibus trip across town to meet ...

Wheelchair users and people who access aftercare services under the Mental Health Act will soon have a right to a personal health budget, the government has announced. Personal health budgets allow people to choose their own health and care support, ...

The ability of arts and dementia to help families stay together in the face of dementia has been recognised by our specialist dementia nurses. Dementia UK have released a list of film recommendations which is focussed around films which have ...

Alzheimer’s Society and Sport England have joined forces to call on the sport and physical activity sector to commit to becoming dementia friendly and reduce the barriers that prevent many people affected by dementia from taking part in sport and ...

MEXICO came to Derbyshire as care home residents danced to La Cucaracha and tasted the country’s traditional cuisine. The Mexican themed evening was held at Holmewood Care Home, on Barnfield Close, Chesterfield. The country’s green, white, and red flag decorated ...

The Royal Star & Garter Homes has bid farewell to its longest serving member of staff. Health Care Assistant Barry Maunder has retired after 45 years with the Charity, which cares for ex-Servicemen and women and their partners living with ...

Post Brexit immigration laws including a proposed salary cap risk increasing workforce shortages, making it harder to “wash, dress and feed” thousands of elderly people who depend on daily support, says the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS). ...