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…
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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…
Read more...5 Million Grandparents Take On Childcare Responsibilities
Two-fifths (40%) of the nation’s grandparents over the age of 50 – five million – have provided regular childcare for their grandchildren, according to a…
Read more...Survey of UK Grandparents Reveals Best and Worst Things About Modern Life
What’s great about life right now according to Britain’s grandparents? Digital cameras, cars and TV! We’ve all heard older relatives talk about how things were…
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‘Residential Revolution’ Needed For England’s Ageing Population, Says LGA
The number of specialist homes for older people will need to increase by 400,000 units in less than 20 years as a result of our…
Read more...Nearly 3 Million Over 65s Struggling Financially
Age UK research has revealed that nearly 3 million – that’s 1 in 4 – older people are in financial difficulty, showing that pensioner poverty…
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Only 1 In 10 Mps In England Believe The Social Care System Is Fit For Purpose For The UK’s Ageing Population
Only 1 in 10 MPs in England (10%) believe that the current social care system is suitable for the UK’s ageing population. And 86% of…
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Retirees Leaving Sociable Workplaces May Experience Accelerated Cognitive Decline
A study published recently in Age and Ageing, the scientific journal of the British Geriatrics Society, provides new evidence that workers retiring from occupations…
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