Iris Care Group has acquired Awelon Healthcare, expanding the group’s residential provision with two further specialist services. Awelon Healthcare has provided high quality residential services…
Read more...Levels of respiratory viruses such as flu and RSV are continuing to fall at the start of the New Year, but levels among older adults…
Read more...Department for Health has announced an £50m boost to the Disabled Facilities Grant, which will be distributed to local authorities next month. The government says…
Read more...Care professionals across the UK may need to reconsider their understanding of genetic risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease, following the publication of significant new research…
Read more...Thousands of medically fit patients remained in hospital beds for an additional 720,000 days during 2024-25 due to delayed discharge arrangements, according to healthcare regulators….
Read more...A groundbreaking NIHR-supported international study has shown that Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers can be accurately detected using simple finger-prick blood samples. These samples can be collected…
Read more...Midlife depression has long been considered a risk factor for dementia in later life. However, new findings published in The Lancet Psychiatry suggest that this relationship is…
Read more...The UK’s first academy for hospice and palliative care workers has been established in the North West. Born from the Lancashire and South Cumbria Hospices…
Read more...COSLA, the voice of Local Government in Scotland is urging the Scottish Government to provide a £16 billion boost in revenue in the Scottish Budget,…
Read more...There were plenty of celebrations at a Penarth home following the 106th birthday of resident. Florence Batts lives at MHA Morel Court and celebrated her…
Read more...Flu cases have begun to steady but hospital cases still surpassed 3,000 in the week before Christmas, a slight fall on the week before, according…
Read more...The care home sector has received significant recognition in the 2026 King’s New Year Honours, with awards acknowledging contributions across adult social care delivery, care…
Read more...A major review of prior research has found no evidence that menopause hormone therapy either increases or decreases dementia risk in post-menopausal women, in a…
Read more...Over 92% of care services in Wales have achieved high standards in the first seven months of a new ratings system being in place. Since…
Read more...Paavan Popat, CEO of TLC Group, has been awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours List for his contribution to adult social care, workforce…
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