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Nile Rodgers acts as ambassador for dementia music day
30 Jul 2019
Musician and producer Nile Rodgers is to be this year’s ambassador for BBC Music Day as part of a new project to bring music to everyone living with dementia by 2020. The multiple winning Grammy musician.....
PM tells Corbyn to think of nation and help find 'cross-party consensus' for social care
25 Jul 2019
In Boris Johnson’s first speech in the House of Commons as Prime Minister, he told Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to think of “the good of the nation” and help find a cross party consensus to improve social care......
July heatwave: Elderly 'at risk' in temperatures set to beat 'all-time record'
24 Jul 2019
The July heatwave is set to continue with the Met Office’s chief meteorologist Frank Saunders warning: "There is a real possibility of records being broken this week, not only for July but also all-time records”, prompting concern.....
Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he has a plan to 'fix the crisis in social care once and for all'
24 Jul 2019
Speaking on the steps of 10 Downing Street, Prime Minister Boris Johnson told Britain “We will fix the crisis in social care once and for all”. After being formally asked by Her Majesty the Queen to form.....
Warning to spicy food lovers as scientists link spicy diet to dementia
24 Jul 2019
Scientists are warning those who love spicy food to think twice before adding that extra dollop of chilli or jalapeno pepper to their meal, after research linked a spicy diet to dementia. Scientists from.....
Home care provider Home Instead given 50th 'outstanding' rating
22 Jul 2019
A quarter of home care agencies run by Home Instead Senior Care have now been rated ‘outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, a rating which has only been awarded to three per cent of all home care providers in England. The.....
Unsolvable puzzles make public feel like they have dementia
19 Jul 2019
Impossible puzzles that mimic the experience of someone with dementia have been created to frustrate the public and highlight how people with the condition can feel ‘set up to fail’. The five puzzles may.....
Flexible Working Bill for all jobs gets MPs approval - delighting parents, disabled and carers
17 Jul 2019
A Flexible Working Bill seeking to demand all jobs be advertised as flexible from day one of employment, was approved to go to a second reading on 17 July – prompting delight amongst parents, people with disabilities and family carers......
Police create 'Happy to Chat' benches to combat loneliness and crimes against elderly
17 Jul 2019
‘Chat benches’ have been created by police in Somerset to get people in the community talking to each other. The ‘Happy to Chat’ benches have a simple sign placed on them by Avon and Somerset Police which.....
Telecare helps people with learning disabilities like William 'feel safe' at home says care group
15 Jul 2019
The care group Hft is urging the government to unleash the untapped potential of assistive technologies by creating a ‘sector deal’ to help those with learning disabilities. The new report launched by.....
NHS announces £135m research fund for dementia, obesity and mental health
11 Jul 2019
The government has announced £135m for an NHS partnership with universities, innovators and local authorities, in a bid to solve some of the biggest issues facing health and social care over the next five years, including dementia,.....
MPs attack Matt Hancock for backing Boris' £8bn tax cut for rich rather than social care
10 Jul 2019
Health secretary Matt Hancock found himself in hot water as he faced MPs on the Health and Social Care Committee, who attacked his failures with the words: “It’s your job. Why don’t you just do it?” In a.....
Charities 'shocked' and 'horrified' at brutal attack of TV reality star with dementia
10 Jul 2019
Dementia charities have said they are "shocked" and "horrified" at the brutal attack of a woman with dementia, who was punched in the face at a roadside cafe and left with a broken eye socket whilst wearing a badge saying, “I have.....
Care home and home care managers get £3m to spend on training
10 Jul 2019
For the first time, care managers can apply for dedicated funding to develop their skills and knowledge. Targeted funding from the Workforce Development Fund is being offered to specifically develop care.....
'Alexa, how do I treat a migraine?': NHS partners with Amazon
10 Jul 2019
The NHS has partnered with Amazon Alexa, using its voice-assisted technology to make its site more accessible, enabling patients to ask questions such as ‘Alexa how do I treat a migraine?’ and ‘Alexa What are the symptoms of flu?’. It.....
People with dementia have spent billions waiting for government care solution
09 Jul 2019
Alzheimer’s Society reveals people living with dementia have spent almost £15 billion of their own money in the last two years waiting for the government to reform social care. In the two-year period, the total number of people.....
Amazon promises to stop selling 'dementia restraint' products
09 Jul 2019
Amazon has pledged to stop selling products described as 'dementia restraints' after charities and care organisations condemned it as "shocking". Care home activities coordinator, Chrissi Dunn, exposed.....
Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt told first priority is reforming adult social care
08 Jul 2019
A leading think tank has called on the next Prime Minister to make reforming the adult social care system their first priority as leader. The King’s Fund has written an open letter to the two candidates.....
Health Secretary Matt Hancock: 'We should have fixed social care by now'
04 Jul 2019
Matt Hancock, the secretary for health and social care has told a room full of local government leaders, “we should have fixed social care by now”. The health secretary admitted while he is “committed” to.....
Home care agency where care workers 'love their job' is rated 'outstanding'
04 Jul 2019
Home Instead Senior Care in Oldham, where care workers and the people they care for 'develop genuine friendships', has been rated 'outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission for the second time consecutively. The.....
Peers call for free personal care, £8bn and a social care white paper to end 'national scandal'
04 Jul 2019
£8 billion must be ‘spent immediately’ by the government on England’s adult social care and free personal care should be available to everyone, a House of Lords Committee has recommended. Free personal.....
Shrewsbury's home care provider wins prestigious national award
03 Jul 2019
Radfield Home Care based in Shrewsbury, has been awarded ‘emerging franchisor of the year 2019' by the British Franchise Association. The home care agency established in Shrewsbury by brother and sister team,.....
National festival to celebrate care workers
02 Jul 2019
Let’s celebrate all that is good about people who work in care with the second annual Professional Care Workers’ Day on 4 September, says Karolina Gerlich, chief executive of the National Association for Care and Support Workers. For.....
'Dear Alzheimer's the hangover you deliver won't last', writes ex-headteacher in dementia diary
01 Jul 2019
Keith Oliver was a head teacher managing a 460-pupil school, advising schools across Canterbury and studying for a master’s degree in education… but that all had to stop after his diagnosis of Alzheimer’s - which he likens to a bad.....