Less Than Half Take Health Check that Could Prevent Dementia
Less than half of over-40s have taken a free national health check which could reduce the risk of dementia, according to NHS England. The 20-minute…
Read more...Less than half of over-40s have taken a free national health check which could reduce the risk of dementia, according to NHS England. The 20-minute…
Read more...Age UK research has revealed that 32,115 sick and vulnerable people died while awaiting social care in 2017/18, equating to approximately 90 each day.The research…
Read more...A CHRISTMAS tradition has been swapped for helping Northumberland’s lonely elderly by Blyth care home staff. Staff at The Oaks Care Home chose to forgo…
Read more...A provider has called on the Government to publish the Green Paper on social care and give 1.4m people currently going without care some hope…
Read more...CHRISTMAS carol singing Brownies put on a festive performance for elderly residents at their Merseyside care home. The St Bartholomew’s Church Brownies visited Aaron Grange Care…
Read more...The data has been published as part of an expansion of the monthly Recorded Dementia Diagnoses report, and accounts for figures submitted by 98.8% of…
Read more...This year Compass Group UK & Ireland’s Healthcare team, has raised a staggering £37,072 during their annual Elf Week – a fundraising event to raise…
Read more...Hallmark Care Homes Chair and Chair of Care England, Avnish Goyal, recently presented cheques worth a combined £144,804 to The Care Workers Charity and Alzheimer’s…
Read more...A study, supported by the terminal illness charity Marie Curie and Alzheimer’s Society, reveals that there remain significant barriers for specialists to talk to people…
Read more...Scientists from University College London (UCL) have presented further evidence in mice that the amyloid protein, which builds up in the brain during Alzheimer’s, can…
Read more...Scientists have studied female US military veterans and found that traumatic brain injury (TBI), depression or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are linked to an increased…
Read more...The government has today (5 Dec) announced up to £79 million of Industrial Strategy funding for a new programme of research that will harness the…
Read more...UK Funders, including Alzheimer’s Society, have united with 15 countries across Europe, Australia and Canada to support international research collaborations into diseases of the brain,…
Read more...Researchers in the UK have highlighted limitations of three cognitive tests that can be used to assess people for signs of dementia. The results of…
Read more...UK researchers have suggested that a measure of blood flow in the neck may predict the risk of future memory and thinking problems. The findings…
Read more...Sign up to receive the latest issues, along with highlights of the latest sector news and more from The Carer, delivered directly to your inbox twice a week!