Home Care News
'Big softie' Sarah Millican tackles loneliness on Christmas Day with Twitter
22 Dec 2017
Comedian and podcast star Sarah Millican has taken to Twitter to keep people from being lonely on Christmas Day, with her campaign #joinin. The prolific Twitter user, who describes herself as ‘comedian,.....
Community singing groups 'reduce anxiety and depression'
21 Dec 2017
Singing in groups can make you happier and reduce anxiety and depression, according to a new study. The research by the University of East Anglia (UEA) in collaboration with the group Sing Your Heart Out.....
Dementia remains a mystery with still a 'lot to learn'
20 Dec 2017
One of the biggest ever studies on the prevention of dementia has concluded that the condition is still a mystery, with one of the authors saying 'there is no magic bullet’. The US report ‘Physical Activity.....
Deacon Blue and Del Amitri singers to hold dementia fundraising concert
20 Dec 2017
Three leading singer-songwriters from Scotland are joining forces to raise money for dementia in a concert that will feature songs they have written on the theme of memory. The line-up will be Ricky Ross.....
Brexit-voting East of England most reliant on overseas doctors
19 Dec 2017
People in the East of England mostly voted to leave the EU in the referendum last year, yet new figures have shown it is these areas which are most dependent on overseas doctors. A report by the General Medical.....
Jo Cox report: 'Loneliness is not inevitable'
18 Dec 2017
Loneliness is 'not inevitable' and we all need to be responsible for tackling the problem, according to a new report by the Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness. The commission which was created by MP Jo Cox.....
Elderly spared Christmas home alone as care home welcomes them
14 Dec 2017
A number of older people in Worcestershire will no longer spend Christmas Day at home on their own, thanks to a care home which is opening up its doors to lonely locals. Single or widowed people aged over.....
Hundreds with dementia won't be home for Christmas but needlessly stuck in hospital
13 Dec 2017
A lack of available care homes and home care, due to underfunding, will see at least 1,400 people with dementia spending Christmas Day in hospital, despite being fit enough to go home. Those with dementia.....
Dreaming of a snow-free Christmas as elderly die every 7 mins from cold
12 Dec 2017
With snow and ice on Britain’s pavements, falls are fatefully common in ‘Chrismassy' weather for those over 65 - as one elderly person will die every seven minutes from the cold each winter. That statistic.....
Think tank calls for evidence that opt-out organ donation works
12 Dec 2017
People will have to opt out of donating their organs under new plans to boost the number of donations in England. However ethics think tank. the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, has expressed concern that there.....
'Ground-breaking' new discovery in search for Huntington's cure
11 Dec 2017
A ‘ground-breaking’ new drug trialled by University College London (UCL) is thought to be one of the biggest finds in the treatment of neurodegenerative disease in a generation. In the trials, an experimental.....
Police warn elderly after rise in accidents involving older drivers
08 Dec 2017
A rise in the number of road accidents involving people over the age of 70, has led police to warn elderly drivers to check they are still safe to drive. Failing eyesight and age-related conditions such.....
Slippers for Christmas can help prevent falls in elderly
08 Dec 2017
Doctors at a Welsh hospital are urging people to buy well-fitted slippers as gifts for Christmas to prevent their loved ones from falling. Cardiff and Vale University Health Board hope their Slippers for.....
Adapting homes of elderly relieves pressure on social care
07 Dec 2017
Simple improvements to people’s homes can play a larger role in relieving pressure on social care and cut costs by millions of pounds a year. More than 90 per cent of older people in England live in.....
Google Maps takes people with dementia on trip down memory lane
06 Dec 2017
Our strongest memories are intensely tied to location. It’s no coincidence that when you think about any big memory or past event, your first thought is often “Where was I when that happened?” With the help.....
Ninety-five-year-old bereavement counsellor retires after half a century
04 Dec 2017
A 95-year-old woman who spent three decades volunteering at a bereavement centre, has decided the time has finally come to retire, leaving behind a 50-year legacy of helping people. Helen Lyons, who has spent.....
Cancer survivor urges public to fill 10,000 home care jobs
01 Dec 2017
Not even a tumour in her brain could put off hard worker Suraya Alvi from chasing her ‘dream job’ in home care - so much so that she's become the poster girl for Home Instead Senior Care in its quest to fill 10,000 care jobs within.....