Mad Hatter’s Tea Party Brings Wonderland To Runcorn
WONDERLAND came to Runcorn as Simonsfield Care Home hosted a mad hatter’s tea party. A trip down the rabbit hole saw appearances from Alice, the…
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£2,000 Donation Boosts Bield in Kirkintilloch
A generous donation of £2,000 will ensure that people living with dementia in Kinkintilloch can continue to enjoy dining…
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Bupa Set to Sell Up to Half its Care Homes in £450 Million Deal
Healthcare group, Bupa, is set to sell almost half of its care homes in a deal that is expected be in the region of £450…
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St Monica Trust Announces Legacy for Hit Channel 4 Show
The Bristol-based charity featured in Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds has announced it will be creating a nursery at one of its retirement…
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Residents and Relatives Rate Care Home ‘Excellence’
More than half the residents and relatives who responded to a care home provider’s annual survey have rated its services as ‘excellent’. Family-owned Colten Care,…
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Retirees Leaving Sociable Workplaces May Experience Accelerated Cognitive Decline
A study published recently in Age and Ageing, the scientific journal of the British Geriatrics Society, provides new evidence that workers retiring from occupations…
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Half of Older Patients’ Families Struggle to Complain About Poor Care in Hospital
Older vulnerable people are often reliant on relatives to raise concerns when things go wrong in hospital, yet over half (51%) of family members with…
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Carer Communicates with Partner Using Coughs, Eye Contact and Toy’s Because of Rare Dementia
Adele Lootes, 42, is the primary carer for her partner Lance Mills, 49, who was diagnosed with behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in 2012, when…
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Leading Dentists Issue Warning on Over 65’s Dental Care
Leading dentists have warned there is an urgent need to improve oral healthcare for older people. The Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal…
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Head Shave Raises over £700 for Elderly Care Home Residents
HAIR today, gone tomorrow for a Stockton fundraiser whose sponsored head shave raised hundreds for elderly care home residents. Ruth Atkinson, from Yarm, faced…
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Care Home with Views of Windsor Castle Celebrates Milestone
Care UK, has moved a step closer to delivering a new care home in Windsor, with a ‘topping out’ ceremony held on site to…
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8 In 10 Unpaid Carers Have Experienced Loneliness
New research has shown that unpaid carers need more support as the majority say they are affected by loneliness. The research was conducted by Carers…
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Two Thirds (68%) Of People Underestimate Real Cost Of Elderly Care
The shocking scale of the UK’s looming care crisis has been revealed by uSwitch.com the price comparison and switching service. With research showing that consumers are underestimating the cost of ten…
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Lancet Study Predicts Additional 71,000 Care Home Places Needed By 2025
A report in the Lancet that reveals that an extra 71,000 care home places will be required by 2025. The study compares levels of dependency…
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Teens Take Care Home Residents For Walk Down Memory Lane
ELDERLY care home residents have been taken on a trip down memory lane as part of a youth volunteering service project in Stockton-on-Tees. The Safe…
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