Residents at specialist care village, Belong Warrington, enjoyed letting loose their musical flair and singing old-time songs in a dementia-friendly music session. The session was…
Read more...Footie loving residents and staff at HC-One’s Strathtay House in Perth were delighted to receive a visit from three footballers from St Johnstone Football Club…
Read more...The general public remain ‘in the dark’, as a majority drastically underestimate the number of carers in their own family, friendship groups and places of…
Read more...The US healthcare system is not ready for potential breakthrough dementia treatments according to a new Rand Corporation study released yesterday. The study, commissioned by…
Read more...Chesterfield-based Care provider, Heathcotes Group, has opened a specialist residential service in Flanshaw, near Wakefield, which supports adults with Prader-Willi Syndrome. Located off Flanshaw Lane,…
Read more...THE MAYOR of Peterlee officially kicked off the Christmas cheer for elderly care home residents by opening their annual festive fayre. Mayor Councillor Mary Cartwright…
Read more...The number of people supported in community settings by charitable hospices – including their own homes – has risen significantly since last year according to…
Read more...Older people are spending an increasing number of retirement years living in poor health, according to new research from the International Longevity Centre-UK (ILC-UK). Inequalities…
Read more...BARNSLEY FC volunteers have been brightening the lives of elderly residents at Deangate Care Home. The teenage helpers from the club’s National Citizenship Service (NCS)…
Read more...New figures released by the ONS show that over the winter of 2016-17 there were 31,800 excess winter deaths among the over 65s from cold-related…
Read more...PUDSEY pyjamas, onesies and leg waxing have helped care homes across the north of England raise funds for Children in Need. Hill Care Group homes…
Read more...A ROYAL celebration was held at a Rotherham care home to mark the 70th wedding anniversary of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh. Deangate Care…
Read more...Leading organisations and spokespersons within the care sector have reacted with considerable caution to yesterday’s Autumn budget. Philip Hammond’s budget speech contained no mention of…
Read more...Staff at New Milton’s Kingfishers care home transformed into a legion of superheroes to celebrate this year’s Children in Need. Led by ‘Supergirl’ (home manager…
Read more...SCHOOL pupils were surprised by a giant monkey during their visit to a care home in Hartlepool. H’Angus the Money dropped into Queens Meadow Care…
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