Care Costs Should Be Capped At £50k Commission Recommends
Care costs should be capped at £50,000 and people should not spend more than a quarter of the value of their assets on care home…
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New Drug Compound Targeting Alzheimer’s Protein Identified By UK Researchers
Acta Neuropathologica Communications: A new TAO kinase inhibitor reduces tau phosphorylation at sites associated with neurodegeneration in human tauopathies Researchers in London have identified a…
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Government Minister Praises Kent Home Care Provider’s New Hospital Visits Service
Tracey Crouch MP, the government minister with responsibility for reducing loneliness in the community, has praised a Kent home care provider’s new hospital visits service during a visit to a Bluebird Care customer….
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UK Care Sector On Brink Of Failure Due To Sleep In Payments Crisis, New Survey Reveals Today
A new survey released today, 8 May 2018, reveals that the viability of nearly 70% of the care sector is threatened by the sleep-in pay…
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Gait Assessed With Body-Worn Sensors May Help Detect Alzheimer’s
Body-worn sensors used at home and in clinic by people with mild Alzheimer’s to assess walking could offer a cost-effective way to detect early disease…
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Barnsley FC Legend Meets First Team Players Ahead Of Final Match Of The Season
BARNSLEY FC legend John McCann received a surprise visit from two of the clubs top players ahead of their Championship survival match. Striker Kieffer Moore…
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LGA Responds To Report On Spending Reductions In Councils’ Public Health Services
Responding to a report by Pulse Magazine which suggests that nine out of 10 councils have reduced spending on sexual health, alcohol misuse and weight…
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Married Care Home Couple Retire After Combined 42 Years
HUSBAND and wife care home workers Kevin and Pauline Healy are set to retire after a combined 42 years. The couple have spent the last…
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Hamble Heights Hosts ‘Tastes From Around The World’
Hamble Heights care home in Fareham celebrated National Care Home Open Day by hosting ‘Tastes from Around the World’ for members of the community, residents…
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Let Care Homes Support Overstretched A&E Departments Care Boss Tells Jeremy Hunt
Tony Stein, chief executive of Healthcare Management Solutions, has written to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Jeremy Hunt to outline how…
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Dolls House Brings Back Childhood Memories For Nonagenarian
92-YEAR-OLD Margaret Tolson has been reunited with her favourite childhood memory after moving into a Sandiacre care home. Her hand-made dolls house, created over 80 years ago, has been moved into…
Read more...Anxiety In Midlife Linked To Dementia Risk
BMJ Open: Support for midlife anxiety diagnosis as an independent risk factor for dementia: a systematic review Scientists in the UK have found an association…
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Adventure With Dementia
When Rachel Kenyon and Tammy Hulley decided to create a training program for care organisations that would capture their many years of experience in helping…
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CQC Board Appoints Ian Trenholm As New Chief Executive
Ian Trenholm has been appointed as CQC’s new Chief Executive and will take over the role from Sir David Behan when he leaves in July….
Read more...Millions Of People Ready To Gift Their Time To Support NHS
Over half of adults believe giving time to the NHS is as important as finance (1) Royal Voluntary Service and HelpForce strike up new strategic…
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