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Eating blueberries every day reduces heart attack risk
30 May 2019
Eating a cup of blueberries a day lessens the risk of getting a heart attack, according to new research. The study by University of East Anglia in collaboration with Harvard academics found eating 150g of.....
PM candidate Matt Hancock 'is in complete denial' says social care chief
29 May 2019
Health secretary Matt Hancock wants to be Britain’s next Prime Minister, with the "determination and vision" to deliver Brexit, but care home chief Martin Green says his failure to deliver a social care green paper has only fuelled.....
Panorama programme 'brings social care problems to life'
29 May 2019
Both the County Council Network and the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services have praised Somerset County Council for appearing on BBC1’s Panorama highlighting the reform of social care. The.....
Care homes get out the grey vote for European election
28 May 2019
Elderly in care homes across the EU cast votes in the European election including 86-year-old Sheila Colburn who declared her determination to vote because suffragettes died for her right to. With 200m people.....
Chelsea Flower Show helps RHS fund gardens for social prescribing
24 May 2019
As the public attend the world famous Chelsea Flower Show, its organiser the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), is backing a ‘social prescribing’ pilot scheme to help GPs refer patients to work in gardens. The.....
Free social care for over-65s would save NHS £4.5bn each year
23 May 2019
Free personal care in England for the over 65s would halve the number of people facing ‘catastrophic’ social care costs and save the NHS £4.5bn a year, a think tank reveals. A two per cent rise in income.....
Government slams 'appalling' abuse at secure hospital exposed by Panorama
23 May 2019
Care minister Caroline Dinenage has said she is "deeply sorry" for the abuse by care workers towards people with autism and learning disabilities at Whorlton Hall. The disturbing undercover footage taken by Panorama, showed how.....
Councils could resort to 'draconian cuts' to social care because of £51bn black hole
22 May 2019
England’s councils are facing a £51.8bn funding black hole up until 2025 and believe they will be forced to make ‘draconian cuts’ to services such as social care. The warning came from the County Councils.....
Daredevil gran, aged 90, strikes again with bone-chilling 100mph zip ride
22 May 2019
Adrenaline junkie Betty Bromage, aged 90, is at it again with another hair-raising feat - this time zooming down a 100 mph ride on what claims to be the world’s fastest zip line. Not content with completing.....
Care homes urged to reduce choking deaths
22 May 2019
Care homes are being urged to keep up to date with care plans and ensure staff are given specialist training in order to reduce choking deaths. Data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) reveals that.....
Care home resident 'sprints out of armchair' to ride in motorcycle sidecar
21 May 2019
An eighty-nine-year-old resident had the surprise of her life when her care home arranged for her to go on a journey in a sidecar and motorbike - just like she used to 65 years ago. Gladys, who currently.....
Matt Hancock vows to fix 'broken' system segregating people with autism and learning disabilities
21 May 2019
Every patient held in long-term segregation or seclusion is to be reviewed by independent advocates to fix a ‘broken’ care system for autistic people and those with learning disabilities, health secretary Matt Hancock has announced. Too.....
'I put milk in the washing machine' confesses woman with dementia
20 May 2019
The public is being urged to start a conversation with someone who has dementia, this #DAW2019 Dementia Action Week (20-26 May), even if it prompts unexpected responses like “I put milk in the washing machine”. This.....
Care home residents being sent hundreds of miles from friends and family
20 May 2019
A fifth of all care home residents have been sent out of their own area to receive care - with some residents sent up to 450 miles away from friends and family, according to new Freedom of Information (FOI) data. One.....
Number of vegan residents in UK care homes has trebled in last five years
17 May 2019
The number of care home residents who are vegan has nearly trebled in the last five years, with a rise of 167 per cent since 2014. The research by the charity Vegetarian for Life (VfL) indicates that there.....
Care home staff help resident visit mum's grave for first time in 43 years
15 May 2019
A care home resident has paid tribute to staff after they helped him to pay respects to his late mother’s grave. Seventy-year-old Derek Morgan told staff how distressed he was by not being able to pay tribute.....
Social care crisis sees elderly facing 'care deserts'
15 May 2019
Older people looking for residential care face a postcode lottery, with some experiencing ‘care deserts’ where there is literally no care to be had. The new report from Age UK shows just under a third of.....
Lesbian love story starring Miriam Margolyes filmed in care home
14 May 2019
A care home in Kent has become the filmset for a movie about two landgirls who fell in love during WWII and were reunited years later in residential care. The care home part of the film stars Harry Potter.....
Government taken to task over sleep-in-pay as Supreme Court hearing date announced
13 May 2019
Whilst the uncertainty over care workers' rights for sleep-in shift work continues, the long-awaited hearing for the Supreme Court has finally been announced, but it’s not until February 2020. The Supreme.....
'Pink drink' brain cancer treatment rolled out across NHS in memory of Baroness Jowell
13 May 2019
A game changing ‘pink drink’ brain cancer treatment championed by the late Tessa Jowell is to become widely available on the NHS, the health secretary Matt Hancock has announced. Whilst the treatment has been in use in a few NHS.....
One in two care workers verbally and physically abused by care home residents
10 May 2019
Nearly half of care workers in care homes have been both physically and verbally abused by the residents they are supporting, according to new research. A poll of 2,803 staff working in care homes revealed.....
Pharmacists drafted into care homes to stop over-medication of elderly
10 May 2019
Hundreds of pharmacists are to be sent into care homes to check elderly people are not consuming an unnecessary cocktail of drugs, NHS England has announced. Care home residents are prescribed an average.....
NHS to offer 'pioneering' drug to help thousands of multiple sclerosis sufferers
10 May 2019
NHS England has reached a deal with drug manufacturer Roche to provide multiple sclerosis (MS) patients with a ‘landmark’ drug, which is said to be able to delay the need for a wheelchair by seven years. The.....
Comedian chats to unsuspecting strangers to shine light on loneliness
09 May 2019
Comic Andy Parsons spends a day striking up conversations with strangers to support the Campaign to End Loneliness charity and get everyone talking. People everywhere are being urged to unglue themselves.....
Health minister marvels at Granny Hancock's longevity and vows to 'play part' in longer lives for all
08 May 2019
“Granny Hancock died a couple of years ago at the age of 103 and I’m thrilled about that”, health secretary Matt Hancock told the audience at the launch of a new All Party Parliamentary Group for Longevity in Westminster......
Leading care home review site launches free advice guide on care home fees
08 May 2019
The leading care home review site in the UK, carehome.co.uk, has launched a free guide for people looking for a care home and wondering how to pay for it. When a husband, wife, parent or grandparent needs.....
Prejudice and stigma sees LGBT elderly suffer poorer care
08 May 2019
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people aged 50+ have worse physical and mental health, poorer access to care and greater isolation and loneliness because of prejudice and stigma. People in.....
MPs call for Dementia Fund to help people with dementia pay for care
08 May 2019
A group of cross-party MPs is calling for a £2.4bn Dementia Fund to help pay for the care of people with dementia, as they don’t get free nursing care from the NHS. People with dementia typically spend £100,000.....
Rise of the 'Robopets' improves health of care homes' elderly
07 May 2019
Robotic pets that can respond to human interaction are improving the health and wellbeing of older people living in care homes, say academics. Researchers reviewing studies at 900 care homes found evidence.....
Care Minister asks care workers to voice ideas on how bosses can make them feel valued
03 May 2019
The Minister for Care Caroline Dinenage is asking care workers to give their views about employee benefits and working conditions in the sector, as part of a drive to make them feel more valued by bosses. Part.....