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Runner to race up 5,164 steps of China's Great Wall for his grandma
11 Apr 2016
A British man is determined to run along China’s Great Wall to raise funds for Alzheimer’s Research UK and is doing it in memory of his nan who had dementia. Thirty-three-year-old Richard Bazeley, who has.....
Social experiment reveals one in five adults have experienced ageism in the UK
11 Apr 2016
A study conducted by BBC Radio 5 live has revealed that one in five UK adults believe they have experienced ageism in the UK, while one quarter of young adults feel they have been discriminated against because of their age. The.....
Spike in flu and dementia responsible for high death rate
08 Apr 2016
The growing number of cases of dementia and an ineffective flu vaccine has contributed to the largest rise in deaths in England and Wales for more than 50 years, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The.....
WHO calls for global commitments to reduce diabetes
07 Apr 2016
The number of people living with diabetes has almost quadrupled since 1980 to 422 million adults, with most living in developing countries, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The WHO is marking.....
New State Pension to give 'dignity in retirement'
06 Apr 2016
The new State Pension has been launched in the hope that it will give savers a more solid base for their retirement planning. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne and Work and Pensions Secretary Stephen.....
Facebook using Artificial Intelligence to help blind people to 'see'
05 Apr 2016
Facebook has launched a new automatic text feature which uses machine learning technology to identify objects in photographs. Users of Facebook who are blind or visually impaired can now benefit from the technology when using the.....
Schoolboy who released Alzheimer's tribute song named as a Point of Light by Prime Minister
05 Apr 2016
A talented songwriter and schoolboy, whose moving tribute to his nan with Alzheimer’s made it to the number one spot in the iTunes Singer/Songwriter chart has been named as a Point of Light by the Prime Minister’s Office. Harry.....
Care provider representatives criticise 'unfair' CQC decision to raise fees
05 Apr 2016
Care England is the latest professional organisation and the largest representative body for independent care providers to speak out about the Care Quality Commission's (CQC) decision to increase provider fees from April 2016. The.....
Curry champion aged 103, says hot food is a dish best served for the old
05 Apr 2016
A 103 year-old great-grandmother from Dundee, nicknamed ‘the nan who loves naan’ has been crowned Curry Lover of the Year. Yes, the secret to good health and a very long life is hot curries says Margaret.....
'Give a dog a care home' says charity
04 Apr 2016
Louise Russell is used to being asked to rehome animals whose owners are moving into care homes but when staff at Invernevis House asked her to find them a ‘care home dog’, she wondered why more didn’t have them. Invernevis.....
Innovative app helps to give family members of people with dementia 'peace of mind'
01 Apr 2016
An increasing number of people living longer and with multiple long-term health conditions, has led to care homes and carers finding themselves under pressure to deliver high-quality person-centred care despite a persistent lack of.....
Poetry Pen Pals gives voice to people living with dementia
01 Apr 2016
The number of people living with dementia in the UK alone is expected to reach one million by 2025. For older people and those living with dementia, sharing poetry can improve quality of life through cognitive stimulation, social.....
National Living Wage, the care sector, and a crisis to dwarf the steel industry's problems
01 Apr 2016
In a post-election Budget on 8 July 2015, Chancellor George Osborne announced the introduction of a compulsory National Living Wage (NLW). Low paid workers celebrated; employers analysed their bottom line; and an already underfunded.....
Can we tax our way out of the health and social care crisis?
01 Apr 2016
Taxes have always had a severe image problem. This is understandable: who really wants to be forced to give a lump of their money to a distant Government, based only on the vague insistence that it is for the benefit of all? On.....