Home Care News
TV presenter Penny Smith urges people to enter Age International's charity photo competition
27 May 2016
TV and radio presenter Penny Smith is encouraging people to enter Age International’s photo competition to raise awareness of and celebrate older people around the world. The theme of the competition ‘Strength.....
Father diagnosed with early onset dementia inspires others to 'fight back against the condition'
26 May 2016
A 40-year-old man from Oxfordshire is inviting people to take part in the Tour of Cambridgeshire for Alzheimer’s Research UK, having recently completed a 16,000 mile cycling challenge of his own while living with dementia. Father-of-three.....
EU Referendum: How people with disabilities will be affected
26 May 2016
A leading charity has published a report highlighting how disabled people could be affected by next month’s crucial vote. Papworth Trust hopes the report ‘The EU and Disabled People’ will inform debate and.....
Home care workers train up to detect scams against elderly
25 May 2016
More than a quarter of people aged over 55 are falling victim to investment fraud after being seduced by firms selling them products, such as wine, diamonds and land. The retired are at greatest risk of.....
Gloucestershire home care company named UK's top bosses in care sector awards
25 May 2016
The directors of Gloucestershire homecare company DoCare, are celebrating after being named the UK’s top bosses at the finals of the Great British Care Awards Steve and Una Mills, who set up Stroud-based.....
High blood pressure linked to vascular dementia, study reveals
19 May 2016
High blood pressure could ‘significantly raise’ the risk of developing the second most common form of dementia, according to a new study by The George Institute for Global Health, published in the journal Stroke. Researchers.....
Almost a million people aged 75 and over live in poverty
16 May 2016
Some 950,000 people aged 75 and over are living below the poverty line in the UK, a report by the charity Independent Age has revealed. This equates to one fifth of the 4.8 million people this age according.....
More than half of people delay dementia diagnosis, fearing 'life is over'
16 May 2016
A new study has revealed that 56 per cent of people are putting off seeking a dementia diagnosis for up to a year or longer, according to research conducted by Alzheimer’s Society. The study launches as part of Dementia Awareness.....
People encouraged to put 'end-of-life care plans in place'
12 May 2016
More than half of those living in the UK feel more comfortable talking about their own death or that of people close to them than they did five years ago, yet are failing to get their ‘affairs in order’, according to research compiled.....
Singing for the Brain boosts memory and reconnects those living with dementia
10 May 2016
Singing for the Brain is a group activity which has been carefully designed for people with memory loss to receive the many health benefits that are woven into the fun of singing. The scheme is run by Alzheimer’s.....