New data released by the City of London Police shows that dementia was noted as a factor in 337 fraud reports involving abuse of a position of trust during 2025/26, underlining growing concerns about the financial exploitation of vulnerable older people across the UK.
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Read more...Residents, families and members of the local community came together at Archers Court Care Home in Sunderland last week for a special afternoon celebrating the…
Read more...Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has this week become the first site in the UK and Europe and the third in the world…
Read more...The government’s preferred candidate to become Chair of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) will face questions on her suitability for the role by MPs on…
Read more...Care home occupancy across England has continued a gradual climb through the summer, according to the latest quarterly adult social care provider statistics published by…
Read more...A palliative care nurse who works at St Wilfrid’s Hospice in Eastbourne has written and released a song with friends and colleagues in a bid…
Read more...The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published new guidance for organisations that provide health care or treatment at events, following changes to the law introduced by the government.
Read more...Broadcaster Jon Snow has put his name to a new campaign calling on the Government to speed up dementia diagnosis times…
Read more...Research published today by Alzheimer’s Society reveals that families affected by dementia are being forced to put their lives on hold by prolonged waits for a diagnosis.
Read more...A social care support threshold freeze since 2010/11 means that some people must spend an additional £12,400 of their own money before qualifying for state…
Read more...NHS leaders say the costs of meeting soaring demand for ADHD and autism services in England are running out of control and have become unsustainable.
Read more...The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is undertaking a major update of its guidance on the prevention and management of aggressive behaviour in health and social care settings.
Read more...Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may reduce the risk of dementia, particularly for certain groups of women – according to a study from the University of East Anglia and the University of Exeter.
Read more...Families are being warned not to wait for long-promised social care reform before planning later-life care, as fresh Government proposals restart the national debate on how support should be funded.
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