Helping Care Teams Engage
by Gillian Hesketh of Happy Days Dementia Workshop & Design Alongside healthy eating and exercise, social engagement is paramount for overall wellbeing. That’s why at
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Dementia Care and Training
People with Dementia Spend Almost £15bn of their Own Money Waiting for Government Care Reforms
New analysis published today (Tuesday 9 July) by Alzheimer’s Society reveals people living with dementia have had to spend almost £15bn of their own money
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NHS Digital Publishes Dementia and Antipsychotic Drug Prescription Data for First Time – Alzheimer’s Society comments
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
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Boro U23s Deliver Christmas Gifts to Elderly
THE BORO’s under-23s played Santa Claus when they delivered gifts to elderly care home residents in Middlesbrough. The Middlesbrough Football Club youngsters visited The Gables
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Healthcare Teams’ Elf Week Fundraising Event for Alzheimer’s Society UK
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
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A ‘No Deal’ Brexit Will Force the NHS and Social Care System into ‘Emergency Planning’ Mode
Responding to NHS guidance for England on what should be done to prepare for a no deal Brexit, Niall Dickson, co-chair of the Brexit Health
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Pioneering Training Programme Provides Job Opportunities in North East Care Sector
A pioneering new training programme is helping people to secure work within the North East’s adult social care sector. Dementia support charity and residential care
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Dementia Care Training and the Law
For those of us who work alongside people with cognitive difficulties – including those with dementia – a working knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act
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Hull Kingston Rovers Give Care Residents a Technology Warm Up
Players from Hull Kingston Rovers recently visited a specialist dementia home to help residents try out the latest virtual reality technology. Residents at Hica Group’s
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Retirement Levy” Suggested to Fund Future Care
A one-off “Retirement Levy”, to fund residential care, or care support people may require in old age, has been suggested by the Department of Health
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Court of Appeal Overturns £400m Sleep-in Shift Ruling
The Court of Appeal has reversed an Employment Tribunal judgment which could have cost the care sector £400m in back pay to staff. The ruling relates
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New Guide Supports Registered Managers’ Wellbeing
Skills for Care has launched a wellbeing guide to support registered managers and care home managers to better manage their own professional and personal wellbeing. The
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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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Charity Event Explores Improving Activity in Care Homes
Care home providers across Halton and Merseyside came together at the Halton Stadium last week for a special event, exploring new ways to support care
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Carer Communicates with Partner Using Coughs, Eye Contact and Toy’s Because of Rare Dementia
Adele Lootes, 42, is the primary carer for her partner Lance Mills, 49, who was diagnosed with behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in 2012, when
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