Combination of Hearing and Vision Problems Linked to Dementia Risk
Researchers in Korea have found that people with both vision and hearing problems are more likely to experience cognitive decline and develop dementia than those…
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Research
Reform of Social Care “Doomed” Unless Issues of Fragile Provider Market are Addressed
A report from the Nuffield Trust warns that years of delay to social care reform and a fragmented market has left provider services unstable and…
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New Research into Covid’s Impact on People with Learning Difficulties Released
New research published today reveals the extent of isolation experienced by people with learning disabilities and autism across the country due to the coronavirus pandemic,…
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Increased Pressures May Have Led to Inappropriate DNACPR Care Decisions
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) today publishes an interim report from its review into the application of do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation (DNACPR) decisions during…
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Covid ‘Lessons learned’ Inquiry Must Inform How We Manage Second Wave, says BMA
Responding to the launch of a joint inquiry1 from the Health and Social Care Committee and the Science and Technology Committee into the lessons learned from…
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Blood Test For Tau Protein Predicts Alzheimer’s Disease
Dementia researchers have found a blood-based marker for the hallmark Alzheimer’s protein, tau, may be able to predict which people without memory and thinking problems…
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“A Sector Out Of Options” – Social Care Providers Resort To Offering Care To Fewer People To Manage Spiralling Costs According To Newly Published Report
The number of social care providers who say they have been forced to cut support for vulnerable adults has doubled in the last 12 months…
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European Care Home Market Attracts Record Investment
The European healthcare market continues to attract increased investment volumes, with capital targeting the sector having more than doubled since 2015 to €6.5 billion annually,…
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Christie & Co’s Business Outlook 2020 Reports Outstanding Year for Care Sector
2019 was an outstanding year in terms of brokerage and advisory activity with their team selling 66% of all the individually transacted care homes in…
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Half of Millennials Spend Time with Older Generations Every Week, and Look to Them for Advice
It’s not all bad news this Blue Monday [20 January]. At a time when there are increasing concerns about levels of loneliness among older people…
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Researchers To Begin Groundbreaking Evidence-Finding Study In Adult Social Care
Researchers led by the Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (CPEC) are launching a new Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)-funded project which will support the…
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TV Repeats and Seasonal Songs Can Help People with Dementia
While many of us might get a bit bored of the same old Christmas films, TV repeats and seasonal songs being rolled out each year,…
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Scientists Discover Secret of “Supercentenarians”
People that live to be 100 or even older – supercentenarians – may have a specific quirk of their immune systems to thank. That’s according…
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Norwich Doctor Raises Awareness of Dementia in Powerful Charity Campaign
Norwich-based clinician and researcher, Prof Michael Hornberger, takes the spotlight in a hard-hitting new charity film, exploring the impact vascular dementia has on the brain….
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Nearly Half of UK Adults Can’t Name a Single Type of Dementia
A new UK-wide poll commissioned by Alzheimer’s Research UK has revealed that nearly half (46%) of UK adults are unable to name a single type…
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