Will a Salad a Day Keep Memory Problems Away? – Alzheimer’s Society comments
New research suggests that eating one or two servings per day of green, leafy vegetables may slow down the memory and thinking decline associated with
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Crieff Residents Raise £900 for Local Care Home
Generous members of the Perthshire community raised an impressive £900 for residents at HC-One care home, The Birches, during a recent bingo night. Volunteers
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Leafy Green Vegetables Linked To Slower Decline In Memory And Thinking Skills
Researchers in the US have found that eating approximately one serving per day of green, leafy, vegetables, was linked to slower decline in thinking ability.
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Alzheimer’s Society Comments On Dementia And Antipsychotic Drug Prescription Data
The data has been published as part of an expansion of the monthly Recorded Dementia Diagnoses report, and accounts for figures submitted by 98.8% of
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Balhousie Care Homes Open Their Doors To The Lonely This Christmas
Balhousie Care Group is opening its doors to people who face spending Christmas Day alone. Care home managers are liaising with local authorities to identify
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Elderly Have The X Factor In Care Home Talent Competition
AN X FACTOR style talent show came to a Chester-le-Street care home – with ABBA, Spice Girls and Beyonce tributes. Pelton Grange Care Home’s manager,
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Councils Respond To Local Government Finance Settlement
Responding to the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement published today, Lord Porter, Chairman of the Local Government Association, said: “Greater flexibility for local authorities in
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NCF Appoints Maria Ball As Chair
Maria Ball, Chief Executive of Quantum Care, has become the new Chair of the National Care Forum (NCF). Maria took over from David Coull, Chief
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Local Care Home Hits The Right Notes With Memories Musical
Students from a Glasgow theatre school recently teamed up with a local Bearsden care home to create a unique, musical performance inspired by residents’ memories.
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Family To ‘Run For Roy’ To Raise Money For Dementia Research
The family and friends of a retired vicar who has dementia will be running at 11 parkruns in the UK and overseas on Saturday morning
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Quantum Care Seeks Help To Grant Once In A Life Time Wishes For Residents
Hertfordshire’s largest care provider is calling on the local community to help them make their residents’ dreams come true. Quantum Care, a not-for-profit care provider
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Care Home Collects Over 20 Festive Hampers For Lonely Elderly
OVER 20 hampers full of food and other essentials have been collected by Blyth care home residents for those most in need this Christmas. The
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Staff From Grimsby Business Young’s Foodservice Help Provide Presents To Care Home Residents
More than 80 residents of Orchard Care Homes who are without family or friends this Christmas, will now receive Christmas gifts, thanks to the generous
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Eden Futures Scoop ‘Care Team’ Award At Great British Care Awards
The team at Eden Futures Veryan service have won a ‘Care Team’ award at the regional West Midlands Great British Care Awards for their extraordinary
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Balhousie Care Group Supports Crystal Ball In Aid Of Alzheimer Scotland As It Rounds Off Hugely Successful Year
Staff from Balhousie Care Group rounded off a hugely successful year with a night out with their charity partner Alzheimer Scotland. Eleven Balhousie staff, including
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