Working Around the Clock to provide Social Care at Christmas
The Local Government Association, which represents more than 370 councils in England and Wales, says thousands of social care staff up and down the…
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Ageing
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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Age UK Reveal Older Carers Being Left To Fill The Gap As Our Social Care System Crumbles
Older carers now providing nearly 54 million hours of care a week in England New figures from Age UK reveal the shocking extent to which…
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Sunrise UK Tackles Loneliness This Christmas
Over a million older people across England feel isolated and lonely All Sunrise Senior Living UK communities are opening up their doors to older people…
Read more...Age UK Responds To Dramatic Jump In Excess Winter Deaths
New figures released by the ONS show that over the winter of 2016-17 there were 31,800 excess winter deaths among the over 65s from cold-related…
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Record Rise in Care Home Costs as Pensioner Incomes Stagnate
The average annual cost of a care home in Great Britain jumped by 9.6% between 2016 and 2017 – the largest increase on record and…
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Care Home Residents Enjoy Celebrity Limo Experience
Residents at a specialist dementia care home in Ferndown enjoyed a taste of celebrity when they were whisked off for a tour of Sandbanks in…
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Think Twice if You’re Dealing with Tricky Customers This International Day for Tolerance (Thurs 16 Nov)
South West care charity Milestones Trust offers tips for talking to people with dementia A South West care home charity is calling on people to…
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Knight Frank Predicts National Crisis in Care Home Industry
– 6,600 care homes at risk of closure over the next 5 years – – Will cost £15 billion to replace closed homes – –…
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LGA Responds to Cost of Care Research
Responding to research by Prestige Nursing + Care showing that the average annual cost of a care home in Great Britain has increased by 9.6%…
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Inflammation In Middle Age Linked To Reduction In Brain Size
Scientists in the US have found a link between inflammation in middle age and a reduction in brain size in later life. The findings are…
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Finalists for Region’s Healthcare Innovation Awards Revealed
The North of England’s most promising healthcare innovators have been revealed as the shortlist for the Bright Ideas in Health Awards 2017 is announced. Now…
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Memory Walk for Care Home Resident with Dementia
A CARE home resident with dementia has helped raise funds for the Alzheimer’s Society by taking part in a three-mile memory walk. Audrey Bracewell, who…
Read more...Half of UK Workers Aged 40-64 Won’t Have Enough Money to Retire
Half of all workers aged 40-64 – nearly eight million people – do not expect to have enough money to stop work and retire when…
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“Loneliness Epidemic” Being Tackled In Birmingham
New research has revealed nine out of ten people in Birmingham fear the prospect of isolation in older age as a “loneliness epidemic” hits the…
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