Six members of staff from Simonsfield care home in Liverpool raised £1,300 after completing an abseil down Anfield Stadium in support Alzheimer’s Society. Staceyjane McGuinness,…
Read more...Staff at Manor Park care home in Old Malton, part of Sandstone Care Group, were given a glimpse of life with dementia when the Virtual…
Read more...Twelve international research teams are competing for £1.5 million in finance from the Dementia Frontiers Fund after being awarded seed funding to accelerate their boldest…
Read more...The Care Quality Commission (CQC) and the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) have published an updated Joint Working Protocol (JWP), setting out…
Read more...Communities across the south of England gathered at Care South’s care homes to share experiences and raise awareness during Dementia Action Week. Karen Hodges, Group…
Read more...A chaplain at a Southampton home has launched a pub club aimed at both male and female residents. David Featch works as a chaplain at…
Read more...Care England has responded to the local election results of 7th May 2025, in which 136 English local authorities went to the polls. Reacting to…
Read more...At THE CARER, we will be publishing a special VE Day commemorative feature celebrating the wonderful memories, stories and events taking place across the UK…
Read more...More than half (52 per cent) of adult social workers experience increased severity and complexity of need in their caseloads, while capacity and resources do…
Read more...Skills for Care has launched the fifth annual #CelebratingSocialCare campaign, dedicating the entire month of April 2026 to recognising and honouring the vital work carried…
Read more...The UK’s medicines cost watchdog is to take a fresh look at two high-profile Alzheimer’s treatments after successful appeals from their manufacturers. National Institute for…
Read more...Restrictive practices such as physical restraint, bed rails, or lap belts remain one of the most challenging aspects of health and social care. Intended to…
Read more...Hundreds of workers travelled to Parliament earlier this week from around the country to push for a reversal of immigration plans that would make it…
Read more...Concurrent physical frailty and depression likely boost the risk of dementia in older people, with the interaction of these 2 factors alone contributing around 17%…
Read more...Dementia has retained its position as the UK’s biggest killer for another year, claiming 76,894 lives in 2024 according to new analysis from Alzheimer’s Research…
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