Only One In 10 Can Identify The Symptoms Of Dementia
Findings of a nationwide study have revealed that Brits are confused around the signs of dementia, with just one in ten able to spot the…
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Dementia
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...Vulnerable People Dying Each Day Waiting for Social Care
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…
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Christmas Cards Swapped for Helping Lonely Elderly
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...Give Older and Vulnerable Hope for 2019 – Plea
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…
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Youngsters Deliver Dozens of Christmas Presents to Elderly
NURSERY children have given dozens of Christmas presents to elderly care home residents in Sandiacre. The children from Brookhill House Day Nursery, in Stapleford, near…
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Brownies Spread Festive Spirit at Merseyside Care Home
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…
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Elderly Receive Hundreds of Christmas Cards after Appeal
HUNDREDS of Christmas cards flooded into a Skelmersdale care home following an appeal from staff. Aaron Crest Care Home was inundated with well wishes after…
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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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Christmas Miracle as Vera Performs at Care Home Party
A Christmas miracle took place at a Teesside care home when a previously bedbound resident got up to sing Three Times a Lady.Vera Huitson, 94,…
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Fundraising Campaign Hits Target for Care Home Defibrillator
When Stocks Hall Mawdesley Care Home in Lancashire had the idea of opening a Christmas Craft Stall in the Reception area, to raise funds towards…
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Driving With Dementia – New Guidance For Doctors
New guidance on when people living with dementia should stop driving has been published to support doctors and other health care professionals. Researchers from Newcastle…
Read more...World Dementia Council Calls On World Leaders To ‘Keep Up Pressure’ In Fight Against Dementia
Key world leaders including former UK Prime Minister David Cameron and UK Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock MP are today…
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Pioneering Dementia Advice Centre Launched In Newcastle
In a bid to ensure effective, coordinated, community-based support for people who have been diagnosed with dementia, a pioneering dementia-specific advice centre has opened in…
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Young People With Dementia Need New Approaches To Care
Research conducted by academics at the University of Hertfordshire outlines new approaches to care for people diagnosed with young onset dementia. There are currently around…
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