08 May 2012
Age UK has launched a twitter campaign in a bid to get new legislation on care in the Queen’s Speech. The Queen’s Speech will take place tomorrow, when the Government sets out its legislative programme for the forthcoming session.....
08 May 2012
The Centre for Social Justice is urging ministers to prioritise the poorest older people when they respond to the Dilnot report. The CSJ warns elderly home owners should not be the first priority and that “urgent steps should.....
08 May 2012
Health and social care leaders have written an open letter to the prime minister requesting he shows leadership on social care reform. The letter calls on the PM to personally convene a care summit to lead urgent action to tackle.....
08 May 2012
MPs are calling for a review of care home regulation, in the wake of the £820m purchase of Four Seasons Healthcare by the private equity company, Terra Firma. MPs voiced their disquiet over the deal, which will see Terra Firma.....
04 May 2012
Darlington Court nursing home, in Rustington, has embraced the opportunity to pursue the highest end-of-life care accreditation available in the country, in the shape of the Gold Standard Framework Care Home Accreditation (GSFCH). Focusing.....
03 May 2012
Don’t be afraid to visit your GP if you’re suffering the symptoms of memory loss is the message from Alzheimer's Society as it revealed that two thirds of GPs say many people living with dementia are not being diagnosed because they.....
03 May 2012
A diet containing foods with omega 3 fatty acids including fish, chicken, salad dressing and nuts could lower levels of a protein linked with Alzheimer’s, a new study suggests. The New York study identified the diets of 1,219.....
03 May 2012
Young adults have been given the opportunity to learn about working as a carer as part of a new initiative by The Prince’s Trust and care provider Balhousie Care Group. Aged between 18 and 25, the group of 12 have signed up.....
02 May 2012
A lifestyle involving combining moderate exercise and mentally stimulating activities like using a computer, could decrease the risk of mild cognitive impairment. Research was published yesterday, (Monday) from a study involving.....
02 May 2012
The Sycamores residential care home in Tameside has completed a primary care trust programme in end of life care. The home was one of several to be selected to pilot the programme called 6 Steps to Success, which is run by the NHS. 6.....
02 May 2012
National social care charity, Community Integrated Care, has announced the launch of ‘EachStep’ – a pioneering model for dementia care which will open with the launch of EachStep: Blackley, on June 28th. EachStep will enable.....
01 May 2012
Care providers throughout England will be asked to demonstrate their compliance with the CECOPs’ Code of Practice, after regulator the Care Quality Commission (CQC) officially recognised the Scheme as essential to the supply of disability-related.....
01 May 2012
Planning permission has been granted to the ExtraCare Charitable Trust to build a retirement village for older people in Shaftmoor Lane, Tyseley. This will be the trust’s fifth retirement village in Birmingham and will offer.....
01 May 2012
A letter from the Local Government Association, (which speaks for almost 400 councils in England and Wales) has been sent to the three main party leaders about reforms to elderly services. The letter was signed by the chairman of.....
01 May 2012
A new 83 bedroom nursing home will be built in Swindon, for Angel Care Plc specialising in providing care for residents with dementia. The Bank of Ireland has funded the project which will include 14 self-contained care flats......