Dementia Experts Identify Gaps Holding Back Potential Treatments
The work, funded by Alzheimer’s Research UK, calls for a fresh focus on how research is conducted, including new approaches to clinical trials and incentives…
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We’ll Save to Pay for Care in Old Age
New research from AIG Life shows nearly half of adults would be willing to save into a special fund to pay for any care they…
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Care Team Members Wow Judges at Hallmark’s Got Talent
Leading care provider, Hallmark Care Homes, recently hosted two regional talent show competitions, where team members wowed the judges with breath-taking singing, dancing, instrument playing…
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CQC Figures Reveal Increase in Serious Care Home Injuries
There has been an alarming increase in the number of serious injuries reported by care homes in England according to data from the Care Quality…
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Competition Highlights Importance Of Reminiscence Therapy For People Living With Dementia
Care homes from across the UK are being invited to take part in the #GladtoCare competition designed to capture residents’ favourite memories and is being…
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Government Must Recognise Urgency Of Putting Right A Struggling Social Care System
Responding to Carers UK’s State of Caring report, Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, said: “This research shows the human consequences that the…
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£3 Million Boost To Develop Social Care Managers
Adult social care’s 21,200 registered managers and their deputies are in line to benefit from £3 million through the Workforce Development Fund (WDF) that’s specifically…
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‘Living In A Care Home Shouldn’t Be A Barrier To Being Heard’
A group of Sheffield nursing home residents are helping shape the city’s health services. Broomgrove – which is sited just off Ecclesall Road – has…
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Art Volunteers Get Elderly Painting Their Windows
TEESSIDE care home residents have been painting their windows and creating collages with community art studio Artrium. Volunteers and staff from the Hartlepool-based studio visited…
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Report Calls For Longer Visits To Increase Standards In Home Care Sector
A new report published by a leading health and social care technology specialist has highlighted the need for commissioners of homecare services to increase average…
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People with Dementia Spend Almost £15bn of their Own Money Waiting for Government Care Reforms
New analysis published today (Tuesday 9 July) by Alzheimer’s Society reveals people living with dementia have had to spend almost £15bn of their own money…
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Patients Face Long Wait to see Benefits from NHS funding Boost
New analysis from The King’s Fund suggests that patients face a long wait before they will see improvements in care as a result of the…
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Unpaid Carers Face Bleak Financial Future Paying Care Costs
New research released today by Carers UK, the leading membership charity for people caring unpaid for family and friends, shows unpaid carers are “bankrupting their…
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Prostate Cancer Treatment Linked To Dementia Risk
New research has highlighted a possible link between a prostate cancer treatment called androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) and the risk of dementia. Androgens are a…
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Hampshire Nursing Homes Have the Best Maintenance Team in the Country
Maintenance staff whose initiatives have transformed care for residents at specialist care homes in Hampshire have been crowned ‘best in the UK’. Andy Foster and…
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