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Britain's Bob Weighton becomes world's oldest man aged 111
27 Feb 2020
Britain's oldest man is now the world's oldest man after the death of 112-year-old Chitetsu Watanabe, from Japan. Bob Weighton, who turns 112 next month, can now expect to receive a Guinness World Record.....
100,000 care badges worn 'with pride' to recognise great work care workers and carers do
25 Feb 2020
The CARE badge has reached a key milestone this week with 100,000 CARE badges having been purchased and delivered to those providing, receiving and supporting social care across the UK. The CARE badge campaign.....
Visiting Angels' first franchised home care agency hits £1m turnover
21 Feb 2020
Visiting Angels first franchised home care agency in Sheffield has already hit £1m turnover and provides nearly 1,000 hours of care per week. Visiting Angels is one of America’s largest care franchises and.....
Home care agency praised by CQC for arranging trips to tattoo parlours and theatre
20 Feb 2020
Kare Plus Coventry has been rated ‘outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission for encouraging the people they care for to stay independent and helping them pursue their dreams by arranging trips to tattoo parlours and the theatre. Maggie.....
New immigration rules 'spell disaster for care sector'
19 Feb 2020
The government has unveiled its new Australian-style points-based system for migrants wishing to work in the UK, with care leaders warning the policy could force care homes and home care agencies to close. The.....
Celebrities recreate iconic film scenes like Breakfast at Tiffany's to support Admiral Nurses
18 Feb 2020
Audrey Hepburn may have been drinking coffee with a Danish pastry in ‘Breakfast At Tiffany’s’ but it has been swapped for a very British cup of tea, as celebrities recreate iconic scenes for a ‘Time for a Cuppa’ fundraiser for Dementia.....
Calls for government to prioritise dementia research as diagnosis set to double by 2050
18 Feb 2020
Alzheimer's Research UK and Dementia UK are calling on the government to prioritise dementia research, in the wake of a new report revealing the number of people with the condition in the UK and across Europe will double by 2050......
Podcast: Minister Caroline Dinenage talks about her encounter with the Krays and social care reform
14 Feb 2020
Just days after care minister Caroline Dinenage talked to carehome.co.uk about her husband's death threats and social care reform for its podcast Let's Talk About Care, she was replaced by Helen Whately in Boris Johnson's cabinet.....
Police tackle 20 per cent rise in mental-health related crimes
11 Feb 2020
Police forces across Britain dealt with half a million mental health-related incidents last year – up by 20 per cent since 2016. Some 66 per cent of police forces have seen a rise in mental health-related.....
Coronavirus grabs headlines but UK's biggest killer dementia 'ignored' say campaigners
11 Feb 2020
National campaigner Silver Voices has criticised the "disgraceful neglect" of people with dementia - which is Britain’s biggest killer - while national headlines cover a flu-like virus believed to have a fatality rate of three per.....
One million people in the UK trialling smartwatches to detect early signs of dementia
11 Feb 2020
Alzheimer’s Research UK has launched a global initiative to revolutionise the early detection of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s disease. The project will be trialled by a million people in the.....
London home care provider reaching out to support drug and alcohol addiction
11 Feb 2020
Right at Home Central London has expanded its home care services to support drug and alcohol addiction and is thought to be the first home care provider in the UK to do so. The new Addiction Recovery Support.....
Storm Ciara strikes elderly and disabled, injuring woman inside retirement housing
10 Feb 2020
Storm Ciara made care workers’ jobs even harder by felling trees and hospitalising a woman who was hit by a glass wall that crashed into the reception of a retirement complex. Residents standing inside the.....
Tate attacker told care worker of wish to kill a year before
07 Feb 2020
A man who threw a six-year-old boy off the 10th floor of the Tate Modern had told a care worker about his wish to kill, a year before. Jonty Bravery, aged 18, has autism and was in the care of Hammersmith.....
2,000 elderly a day refused care despite PM's promise to 'fix social care'
07 Feb 2020
Age UK has launched a campaign to ask the Prime Minister to ‘fix care for good’ after a new report found in the last year over 700,000 requests for care and support made by the elderly were turned down. This.....
160,000 doctors to be asked their views on assisted dying
06 Feb 2020
The first ever survey by The British Medical Association (BMA) will ask 160,000 doctors their opinions on assisted dying, making it the largest poll to date in the UK. The BMA is currently opposed to a change.....
Care minister told to 'stop allowing private companies to profiteer'
05 Feb 2020
Care minister Caroline Dinenage has been told in a Westminster debate to “stop allowing private companies to profiteer, whilst those who rely on social care and the workers who provide it pay the price”. The.....
'We would have no life without the dog' - how dementia dogs change people's lives
04 Feb 2020
Highly trained dementia dogs with full public access rights are proving to be invaluable support for families living with dementia in Scotland as they literally open the doors to independence and confidence. The.....
Home care provider Cera Care buys Mears Care in £30m deal
03 Feb 2020
The home care provider Cera Care which only formed three years ago has bought Mears Care in a £30m deal, which is set to make Cera Care one of the biggest home care companies in the UK. The acquisition means.....