Home Care News
UK in 2030: Robots take our jobs and ageing population grows by a third
29 Dec 2016
By 2030, the number of people aged 65 and over will have grown by a third, up to two-thirds of jobs could be done by robots and the gap between rich and poor will have grown even wider, according to the think tank IPPR. Its.....
New drug slows down primary progressive MS for first time offering 'hope for future'
22 Dec 2016
The drug ocrelizumab has been found to reduce the progression of Multiple Sclerosis by 25 per cent in people with primary progressive MS. Newly published results of its phase 3 trials have been published.....
Poetry lets you 'see the person behind the disease' says dementia poet
21 Dec 2016
While creative arts therapy is yet to be proven as an effective treatment for cognitive decline in people with dementia, it has proven benefits for the behavioural and emotional challenges associated with the condition. A.....
Ninety-three year old says campaign for shops to offer seating will help keep her independent
21 Dec 2016
Care provider Anchor has launched the campaign Standing Up 4 Sitting Down, to reduce loneliness and encourage older people to go out to the shops more, by increasing the amount of seating for those who need it......
Government awards £25m fund to improve lives of adults with learning disabilities
20 Dec 2016
The Government has announced the successful local authorities set to receive a share of a £25m housing and technology fund which aims to help people with learning disabilities live more independently. People.....
Mice with altered social behaviours reveal potential cause for one in three cases of autism
19 Dec 2016
Researchers at the University of Toronto have found a link between certain behavioural changes and low levels of protein in the brain, which could account for a third of cases of autism. This could lead to.....
Home care provider which teamed up with Women's Institute to boost dementia awareness rated Outstanding
19 Dec 2016
The home care agency, Mill Farm in Market Harborough, has been rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission and praised for being “committed about making a difference to the people they support”. Mill.....
Nearly half a million people with cancer feel lonely at Christmas and New Year
15 Dec 2016
One in six people with cancer in Britain say Christmas and New Year are the loneliest times of the year. A poll conducted by YouGov for Macmillan Cancer Support found 400,000 people who have cancer find.....
Women who regularly take ibuprofen or paracetamol more at risk of hearing loss
15 Dec 2016
Women who take two paracetamol or ibuprofen tablets a week for over six years have a higher risk of becoming partially deaf, according to a new study. The research carried out at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.....
Sajid Javid announces extra £900m for adult social care over two years
15 Dec 2016
Councils are being given the power to raise tax for social care by six per cent over the next two years, as part of £900m of extra money, but critics call it a 'sticking plaster' for the care sector's ills. Local.....
Home Instead Senior Care notches up ninth 'Outstanding' rating
14 Dec 2016
Home Instead Senior Care has secured a ninth ‘outstanding’ rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following the inspection of its Oldham and Saddleworth franchise. A former soldier and Gulf War veteran,.....
By 2025 dementia will be managed and 'treated in much the same way as HIV'
14 Dec 2016
Belgium scientist Professor Bart De Strooper, newly appointed director of The UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI), said he believes dementia will be as manageable as HIV/AIDS by 2025. Professor De Strooper.....
Statin use could reduce risk of developing Alzheimer's disease
13 Dec 2016
Statins used to lower cholesterol have been found to reduce people’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to a major new study. Researchers at the University of Southern California found a link.....
NHS hospitals need to 'radically change' to stop people with learning disabilities dying prematurely
13 Dec 2016
It has been common knowledge for decades that people with learning disabilities and mental health problems are dying prematurely, yet a Government review has found hospitals are still not bothering to investigate these deaths. The.....
Social care's plight hits headlines but 'basic care myth must be challenged'
13 Dec 2016
This week, adult social care’s funding crisis has hit national headlines prompting the executive director of the National Care Forum (NCF) Vic Rayner to welcome the publicity on the sector’s ‘tipping point’, but challenge the coverage.....
Mystery donor gives £23k in memory of rotary club member with dementia
12 Dec 2016
With the help of a mystery donor, Ambleside Kirkstone Rotary Club in Cumbria has managed to raise over £23,000 for Alzheimer’s Research UK, after losing one of its members to dementia. The club collected.....
Christmas is the 'most isolating' time of year to be living with dementia
12 Dec 2016
More than half of people of people affected by dementia have revealed that Christmas is the most isolating time of their year. A study conducted by Alzheimer’s Society has revealed that many people with dementia were ‘dreading’.....
Should people keep working into old age to stay healthy?
08 Dec 2016
The ‘baby boomer’ generation are being advised not to put their feet up and retire but to carry on working, if they want to stay healthy. England’s Chief Medical Officer (CMO) is advising people aged 50.....
Women with dementia receive less medical attention than men, reveals study
07 Dec 2016
Women with dementia have fewer visits to the GP, receive less health monitoring and take more potentially harmful medication than men with dementia, according to new research by University College London (UCL)......
Seeing people's faces 'light up' on Christmas Day makes it 'so worthwhile', says home care worker
07 Dec 2016
Christmas is a time to spend with family, yet for almost one million older people, it can be the loneliest time of the year. Home care workers up and down the country are preparing to sacrifice spending time with their own families.....
Government urged to improve uptake of shingles vaccine amongst older people
05 Dec 2016
The Department of Health has been urged to change its eligibility guidelines for the shingles vaccine following a decline in the uptake of the vaccination amongst older people. The International Longevity.....
'She was my right hand man' says lonely widower Roy
05 Dec 2016
In a short film by the charity Age UK, actor James Bolan narrates 83-year-old Roy’s words, telling the audience about the love of his life... his wife. “I remember the first time I saw her. She had a lemon.....
Parkinson's disease could be linked to gut bacteria, say researchers
02 Dec 2016
Microbes in the gut may play a critical role in the development of Parkinson's disease, according to new research published in Cell. American researchers showed that treatment with antibiotics could reduce.....
Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs dies of dementia but much-loved Manuel lives on
02 Dec 2016
Best known for being beaten about the head with a frying pan in the 1970s comedy Fawlty Towers, the actor Andrew Sachs, who played Manuel in the sitcom, has died of vascular dementia at a care home for actors. The.....
Over half of older people miss having someone to laugh with
02 Dec 2016
Laughing with another person, hugs and simply being together with someone are the things most missed by lonely, older people, according to a new survey by The Campaign to End Loneliness. The Campaign found.....
Older people find Christmas companionship with Abbeyfield charity to combat 'crushing' loneliness and isolation
01 Dec 2016
Older people’s housing and care charity Abbeyfield is opening its doors at its homes across the country this Christmas, welcoming isolated older people who would otherwise spend the festive period alone. The.....