Dementia Survey Asks How Ready We Are To Care
Caring for people with dementia is mainly done by family members, yet how many feel obliged, rather than willing, to do so? This is the…
Read more...Caring for people with dementia is mainly done by family members, yet how many feel obliged, rather than willing, to do so? This is the…
Read more...Age UK is calling on political parties to put social care at the heart of their election manifestos as it reveals that a third of…
Read more...A DEMENTIA friendly screening of classic 1956 musical The King and I was shown in Middlesbrough as part of national Dementia Awareness Week. The rare…
Read more...The number of people appointing a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) to handle their affairs in the event of them losing mental capacity has risen…
Read more...To help raise awareness for this week’s Dementia week Steve Hawson describes the effect that his father’s diagnosis had on his family. “We noticed a…
Read more...A VIP rugby experience was arranged for Cheshire care home residents at a recent match between the Widnes Vikings and Hull FC. The Hill Care…
Read more...Care homes run by family-owned Colten Care have paid tribute to their hard-working and dedicated nurses on a special celebration day. Homes in Hampshire, Dorset,…
Read more...The free to enter One4all Spotlight Awards for employees in the health & social care sector – Nominations open now and close on 23rd June…
Read more...Two kind-hearted care workers at Nurse Plus Folkestone have been providing comfort to dementia patients thanks to the creation of ‘Twiddle Muffs.’ Sonia Ashton and…
Read more...An Alzheimer’s Society investigation has laid bare the unachievable cost of dementia care, calculating that the typical person’s bill for dementia social care would take…
Read more...Father-of-three Chris Graham is ticking the infamous John O’Groats to Land’s End ride off his bucket list to raise awareness of the condition that has…
Read more...NHS patients across the UK will be at risk of falling care standards unless all four countries have legislation to guarantee safe staffing levels, the…
Read more...Maples Care Home in Bexleyheath is inviting anyone affected by dementia to join us on Tuesday 16 May at 3pm and Wednesday 17 May at…
Read more...CHATTERBOX Deborah Pritchard took on a sponsored silence to raise funds for a dementia friendly sensory garden at a Widnes care home. The carer at…
Read more...Researchers at the University of Cumbria say pioneering investigation work to identify links between vision and falling could help reduce incidents which cost the NHS…
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