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Oldest poppy seller is 103-year-old WW2 veteran
30 Oct 2018
A 103-year-old World War Two veteran has been named as Britain’s oldest poppy seller. Walter ‘Wally’ Randall is considered to be the oldest fundraiser for the Royal British Legion after selling poppies.....
Chancellor announces £650m for social care but only £240m is ringfenced for adults
29 Oct 2018
Chancellor Philip Hammond announced in the budget that the government is giving local authorities an extra £650m to spend on social care, but only £240m of this is ringfenced for adult social care. It will.....
Police offer the hand of friendship to elderly man left in an empty home after wife's death
29 Oct 2018
An elderly man left in an empty home after the death of his wife broke down in tears after police officers arrived with food and gifts for him. The man, who lives in Ladywood, Birmingham, was left without.....
Councils accused of buying home care 'on the cheap'
26 Oct 2018
Councils across the UK have been described as buying home care 'on the cheap', after a new report uncovered the low prices paid for domiciliary care. The average price paid for home care in the UK is just.....
Health and social care minister criticises makers of EpiPen in continued supply fiasco
26 Oct 2018
Matt Hancock, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has criticised the US makers of EpiPen adrenaline auto-injectors, complaining of a ‘lack of clear information being supplied by the company [Mylan] on the resolution.....
Sainsbury's launches 'talking tables' initiative to combat loneliness
26 Oct 2018
Sainsbury’s new ‘Talking Tables’ initiative is helping to tackle the loneliness epidemic that affects one in five adults in the UK by bridging community connections in-store. The initiative is being trialled.....
Mandatory learning disability training for NHS staff to include autism
25 Oct 2018
Proposals for all NHS staff to have mandatory learning disability training will now also include autism, according to a commitment made by care minister, Caroline Dinenage, at a Parliament debate. The debate.....
'Outstanding' care provider stops live-in workers feeling isolated
24 Oct 2018
The first three months of a live-in care worker’s job is critical to whether they stay or walk and it is Carefound Home Care (Wilmslow)’s efforts to stop care workers feeling isolated and alone that has contributed to care inspectors.....
Home care services hit by women's equal pay strike in Glasgow
23 Oct 2018
Home care workers are among the low-paid council employees taking part in a 48-hour strike for equal pay in Glasgow. Major UK strike over women's pay A mass walkout of home care workers.....
Care providers fear 'judge and jury' powers threaten elderly's rights
22 Oct 2018
Care providers are urging the government to protect the human rights of elderly and disabled people from a "poorly-drafted" bill which proposes new powers for care homes and a potential conflict of interest......
MPs alarmed only 25% of care staff in contact with elderly get flu jab
18 Oct 2018
MPs have expressed shock and disappointment that only a quarter of care staff caring for elderly people are vaccinated against the flu. MPs urge CQC to 'take action' on poor immunisation rates With.....
Theresa May tells MPs 'We will be publishing a green paper later this year'
17 Oct 2018
Prime Minister Theresa May promised a social care green paper will be published this year, when asked if she would give social care insurance “her fullest consideration” to protect everyone from “potentially catastrophic costs of.....
Care robot tells MPs it can 'boost independence and reduce loneliness'
17 Oct 2018
A care robot called Pepper has given evidence to MPs in Parliament to explain how it and other robots like it can care for the nation’s elderly population in care homes and at home. Carebot not.....
Hostility to elderly under review as hate crime
16 Oct 2018
A new review will consider whether ageism should be treated as a hate crime. The review by the Law Commission has been requested by the government to consider if there should be additional ‘protected characteristics’.....
Government's failure to plan for rise in elderly prisoners is 'glaring omission'
16 Oct 2018
The Government is being urged by the HM Inspectorate of Prisons and the Care Quality Commission to devise a funded strategy for social care in prisons, due to a rise in older prisoners. Their joint report.....
Cookery classes for care workers: 'We don't want elderly eating jam sandwiches'
12 Oct 2018
Care workers at Unique Homecare Services have been given cooking lessons ensuring the people they care for eat nutritious food, rather than "ready meals or jam sandwiches". The care provider which provides.....
Daily dose of aspirin is 'unnecessary' for healthy older people
12 Oct 2018
Older people in good health may be taking aspirin 'unnecessarily', new research suggests. Researchers found that aspirin taken daily by healthy adults over 70 did not significantly reduce the risk of non-fatal.....
'Superhuman efforts' by care providers sees majority give 'good' care
11 Oct 2018
A decline in the number of care homes has not stopped the majority of care services in England getting a ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ rating from inspectors - a result linked to ‘superhuman efforts’ by care providers. More.....
Jackie Doyle-Price appointed as the world's first Suicide Prevention Minister
10 Oct 2018
The government has announced the appointment of health minister Jackie Doyle-Price as what is thought to be, the world’s first ‘Suicide Prevention Minister’. The post has been created to deal with the high.....
'Turnbull and Fry effect' hailed as more men visit NHS advice pages
10 Oct 2018
Stephen Fry and Bill Turnbull have been praised for raising awareness of prostate cancer through their own experiences with the disease. Since the presenters came forward to discuss their prostate cancer.....
Delirium shouldn't just be seen as 'dementia getting worse'
09 Oct 2018
Many people assume delirium is part of dementia or that the two conditions are interchangeable. However, people without dementia can experience delirium and, conversely, not everyone with dementia experiences symptoms of delirium. Delirium.....
Health secretary: 'We owe it to everyone to put mental and physical health on an equal footing'
09 Oct 2018
Ministers have agreed to work towards parity between mental health and physical health at the first ever Global Ministerial Mental Health Summit. Health and Social Care Secretary, Matt Hancock, announced.....
Dame Barbara Windsor urges people to run for the Dementia Revolution
08 Oct 2018
Dame Barbara Windsor has spoken on camera about dementia for the first time since being diagnosed in 2014. The EastEnders star is calling on people to run next year's London Marathon in aid of a campaign.....
Elderly told to 'stock up on cake' and 'fry instead of grill' to reduce malnutrition
05 Oct 2018
We are always being told to cut down on sugary and fatty foods but new advice from nutrition experts sees the elderly being told to use cream instead of milk in their coffee and tea, fry instead of grill and stock up on cakes and.....
Charity ball organised by Hallmark Care Homes and Care England raises £140,000
05 Oct 2018
A fundraising ball hosted by Hallmark Care Homes and Care England’s Avnish Goyal has raised £140,000 for The Care Workers Charity and Alzheimer’s Research UK. Over 250 people from the care sector attended the sell-out event at.....
People with dementia to lead and control new research
04 Oct 2018
People with dementia are being given the opportunity to lead and manage research into the disease, with the help of £700,000 from the National Lottery. The ground-breaking new project Dementia Enquirers will.....
Care watchdog's chief inspector quits having achieved 'a great deal'
04 Oct 2018
Andrea Sutcliffe, chief inspector of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) is leaving her job at the end of this year to take up a new appointment and has described the watchdog as having “achieved a great deal in the last five years”. Ms.....
'It's a licence to live' says 23-year-old, UK's youngest person with dementia
03 Oct 2018
A 23-year-old is believed to be the youngest person in Britain diagnosed with dementia but he’s making plans for kids, a house and even has a bucket list, as he describes his diagnosis like “a licence to live”......
Health secretary unveils £240m cash injection for social care
02 Oct 2018
Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock has promised an emergency £240 million will be injected into the social care system, to ease the winter burden on the NHS. In his speech at the Conservative.....
Charity helps elderly escape 'unbearable reality' of chronic loneliness
01 Oct 2018
While we may all sometimes feel lonely, chronic loneliness can be difficult to escape, particularly for 95-year-old Dilys. She is one of 150 lonely, older people receiving “life-saving” companionship from.....