Care Home News
Older people living with loneliness as 'fear and taboo' prevents them from seeking help
08 Jun 2016
A large number of British people know someone who has experienced or have themselves experienced loneliness, a new survey commissioned by the Campaign to End Loneliness has revealed. Some 84 per cent of British people responded.....
England International rugby player unveils care home's pub lounge to boost residents' social life
08 Jun 2016
Wigan Warriors and England International rugby player, Michael McIlorum, recently paid a visit to Ash Tree House, a residential and dementia care home, to officially open a purpose-built pub-themed lounge. The.....
Virtual reality app provides unique insight into life with dementia
07 Jun 2016
An innovative new smartphone app is offering people an insight into what it is like to live with dementia. The ‘A Walk Through Dementia’ app created by Alzheimer’s Research UK and VISYON provides users with an immersive insight into.....
Care home brings the outdoors-in with innovative sensory garden
06 Jun 2016
An innovative indoor garden has been created for older people and those living with dementia at Bupa’s Wyndford Locks Care Home. The home in Mayhill has converted a previously under-used space into a relaxing and comfortable.....
EU Referendum: Will the health and social care sector be better off under Brexit?
03 Jun 2016
On 23 June, people in Britain will be voting either to stay in or leave the EU. If the UK takes the decision to leave, the impact on the health and care sector will be huge. The question is will it be better off? There.....
Yoga for Alzheimer's initiative aims to raise vital funds for Alzheimer's research
03 Jun 2016
Yoga enthusiasts and beginners alike are being invited to participate in a new national event launched by Alzheimer’s Research UK in order to help raise vital funds for dementia research. Yoga for Alzheimer’s.....
Pioneering £19m care village unveiled in Norwich
03 Jun 2016
Residents and tenants are settling into their new home at the recently constructed Bowthorpe Care Village in Norwich, the first of its kind in East Anglia to provide specialist dementia care and housing with care. The.....