Older People Dread A Lonely Christmas
(27 per cent) say they can’t wait for the day to be over. Almost 280,000 older people will spend Christmas Day alone this year. The…
Read more...(27 per cent) say they can’t wait for the day to be over. Almost 280,000 older people will spend Christmas Day alone this year. The…
Read more...Entries open for nine award categories, celebrating excellence across the care sector – visit towergateinsurance.co.uk/care-awards TV presenter and actress Denise Van Outen to host awards…
Read more...Residents at Care South’s Templeman House in Bournemouth welcomed AFC Bournemouth’s Marc Pugh to a special celebratory event yesterday to mark three years of the…
Read more...When 88 year-old Mavis Crewe was encouraged to video a rendition of her favourite song at a Lancashire care home little did she realise she…
Read more...New statistics have been published by NHS Digital today on the number of detentions under the Mental Health Act in England throughout 2015/16. Inpatients Formally…
Read more...Hertfordshire based organisations, Tribemix and Quantum Care, have developed a series of virtual reality experiences that take people living with dementia out of their residential…
Read more...Caring for a person with dementia at Christmas can be a challenging time for everyone. The change in routine, new environments, noise, increased stimulation and…
Read more...As the first Advent calendar doors open this Thursday (December 1st), older people’s charity Abbeyfield will be throwing open its own, as its houses and…
Read more...Social care and housing group Linc Cymru has launched an innovative, community-led research project that will involve its tenants and service users working alongside academics…
Read more...Ideal Carehomes’ staff and residents are getting ready to welcome the community for a festive lunch All 15 Ideal care homes are hosting a Christmas…
Read more...Myeloma UK carer survey findings suggest that emotional, mental and physical factors, combined with a lack of support and awareness of support services available, cause…
Read more...Over a quarter of care homes at risk of failure due to government underfunding, according to new research. The new report by Opus Business Services, based…
Read more...Residents of a Glenrothes care home have been paid a special visit by Shetland Pony, Bonny as part of a generous free call from Toppy…
Read more...Pressure is mounting as the government faces calls to provide additional money for social care which Chancellor Philip Hammond failed to address in his Autumn…
Read more...Running Down Dementia challenged participants to run 100km over summer 2016 and raise £100 for Alzheimer’s Research UK. The charity launched the mass participation running…
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