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Stephen Fry relaunches Christmas ad to raise money for dementia research
29 Nov 2017
Actor Stephen Fry is urging the public to donate money to dementia research in the hope that future generations “will only be reading about Alzheimer’s and not experiencing it”. 'Pernicious' dementia “I.....
App enables care workers to access vital care data instantly
28 Nov 2017
A new mobile app has been created to give home care workers access to critical information quickly to improve care for people living at home. The Staff Guide App is an in-house app that has been created by.....
Man charged after suspected claw hammer attack on D-Day hero
27 Nov 2017
A 39-year-old man has been charged with attempting to murder a D-Day war hero who was left with serious injuries in a suspected claw hammer attack at his home. Ninety-six-year-old Royal Navy veteran Jim Booth.....
Avatar therapy 'reduces frequency of schizophrenia voices'
24 Nov 2017
Experts are hopeful that an experimental new therapy using avatars could improve treatment for auditory hallucinations. Startling findings in a new study, published by the Lancet, show that the new therapy.....
Football and dementia: FA study to begin in the New Year
23 Nov 2017
The Football Association (FA) and the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) have commissioned an evidence-based study into whether heading a football can increase your risk of getting dementia. Concerns.....
Learning to read at 88: 'I felt I was missing out'
23 Nov 2017
Ursula Shepherd has been making national headlines after learning to read at the ripe age of 88, but as she explains to homecare.co.uk, when she was younger there were few opportunities for people who had learning disabilities. Today.....
Budget 2017: 'Seize opportunities' Chancellor fails to mention social care
22 Nov 2017
Despite his speech’s repetitive slogan that the UK must ‘seize opportunities’ particularly in light of Brexit, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond spread no Christmas cheer for many of the most vulnerable in society, choosing.....
Drug for insomnia and anxiety increases risk of death in people with dementia
22 Nov 2017
Benzodiazepines, which act as a sedative and are used to treat insomnia and anxiety, have been found to increase the risk of death in people with Alzheimer’s disease. A study by the University of Eastern.....
One in ten British men has diabetes with 'little being done to tackle the problem'
21 Nov 2017
One in ten men in the UK has diabetes, which is often due to obesity and a lack of awareness that they are overweight, according to the Men’s Health Forum. The report ‘One In Ten: The Male Diabetes Crisis’.....
People should complain about poor care as it can 'change services for the better for everyone'
20 Nov 2017
If one person speaks out and complains about the care they are receiving, it can ‘change services for the better for everyone’, according to the social care ombudsman. The Ombudsman’s Review of Adult Social.....
Home Instead's 20th Outstanding rating 'is testament to staff who go above and beyond'
17 Nov 2017
Achieving an 'outstanding' rating isn’t a tick box exercise and there isn't a magic formula, it's about making a difference, with "staff going above and beyond to look after their clients", says Martin Jones, managing director of.....
Government to 'take time' with care leaders before publishing Green Paper
16 Nov 2017
Cabinet Office Minister Damian Green has announced the Government will take 'the time needed' to work with care leaders to shape its long-awaited Green Paper on social care, before publishing proposals in Summer 2018......
A looming pandemic: Cases of Parkinson's disease double in 25 years
16 Nov 2017
A Parkinson's disease pandemic is imminent, scientists have warned, with cases of the disease more than doubling in just 25 years. Research published in the journal JAMA Neurology, suggests it is now the.....
Mental health: Bread making reduces anxiety and boosts happiness
15 Nov 2017
Bread making has been found to have therapeutic benefits for people with mental health issues, triggering an increased sense of happiness and creativity. A report on Together We Rise: Bethlem Baking Buddies,.....
Lonely, older people to stay at care homes for free over Christmas
14 Nov 2017
While the Christmas build-up is a time of excitement for many, for the thousands of older people living alone, it signals a countdown to the time of year when feelings of isolation and anxiety can be at their greatest. As.....
Bill Gates invests $50m to alter course of Alzheimer's
13 Nov 2017
Bill Gates is investing $50m (£38.2m) of his personal fortune into The Dementia Discovery Fund (DDF) to help find a cure for dementia. As the number of people affected by the condition are on the rise, the.....
Neighbourly kindness like taking bins out boosts wellbeing of people with dementia
10 Nov 2017
Acts of kindness by neighbours such as taking the bins out each week, have a ‘huge effect’ on the wellbeing of people with dementia, according to new research. A study by Manchester University has found that.....
Novice rower to take 45 mins out for Christmas in dementia challenge across shark-infested Atlantic
08 Nov 2017
Amateur rower Oli Glanville is expected to burn 10,000 calories a day rowing 3,000 miles across the shark-infested waters of the Atlantic ocean but he plans to take a 45-minute break to celebrate Christmas. The.....
Online GP service accused of 'cherry-picking' patients and ignoring elderly
07 Nov 2017
A firm offering an online GP service, via an app, as a replacement to existing NHS GP practices across London, has been accused of cherry-picking young and healthy patients, while neglecting the elderly as well as those with mental.....
'Harder than childbirth' says woman cycling 75 miles for care workers
06 Nov 2017
A woman who agreed to cycle 75 miles to raise money for care workers in need has admitted the scale of The Care Workers Charity challenge shocked her and was even greater than giving birth. The challenge,.....
Rise in ambulance delays as service is 'pushed to the brink'
03 Nov 2017
Current ambulance handover targets are failing, with a dramatic rise in the number of patients stuck in ambulances outside hospitals, according to recent figures obtained by the Labour party under a freedom of information request. The.....
Charities condemn Government back-pay scheme for overnight care workers
03 Nov 2017
Care providers have been given a year to identify how much back-pay they owe ‘sleep-in’ care workers, and a further three months to pay off the arrears, under a new scheme set out by the Government. The.....
Council delays leave man with Parkinson's bed-bound
02 Nov 2017
A man with Parkinson’s disease was bed-ridden for the last month of his life because his council failed to provide him with specialist equipment, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has found. An.....
Requests to lock up people with dementia hit record high
01 Nov 2017
The number of applications to detain people with mental health issues, dementia or learning difficulties for their own safety has reached the highest level on record. The application process, known as Deprivation.....