Home Care News
Dinosaur marathon runner aspires to make dementia extinct
29 Sep 2016
A 32-year-old teacher will be completing the Cardiff Half Marathon dressed as ‘Deano the Dementiasaurus’. An English teacher for international students at Cardiff University, Sam Evans is a keen runner in.....
A day in the life of a befriender: 'Seeing a smile on their face brings comfort to me'
29 Sep 2016
Jenny Chapman has 17 years of professional experience caring for people with mental and physical disabilities, older people, those who are frail and those living with health conditions such as dementia. She.....
'Squeezed' council budgets force sale of home care business
27 Sep 2016
The care provider, Housing & Care 21, has taken the decision to sell the home care side of its business because of tough market conditions. The home care firm's chief executive Bruce Moore has said tighter.....
Outstanding home care agency praised for speeding up hospital discharges
23 Sep 2016
Home care provider Care By Us has achieved an Outstanding rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for its efforts to accelerate older people’s safe discharge from hospital. The CQC report, published.....
Monty Python star Terry Jones diagnosed with dementia causing progressive loss of language
23 Sep 2016
Terry Jones, famous for directing and starring in the Monty Python films, Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life, has been diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia - a severe form of dementia affecting one's ability to speak. The.....
'Injecting my grandmother with morphine prepared me for social care'
22 Sep 2016
A Lithuanian woman who beat thousands of carers to become a home care firm's ‘Carer of the Year’, says looking after her ill grandmother at home gave her the confidence to work in social care. At the age.....
Technology which monitors behaviour patterns set to revolutionise dementia care at home
20 Sep 2016
A £5m pioneering technology trial has been launched by the NHS help people with dementia live well in their own homes for longer and prevent emergency hospital admissions. A two-year Test Bed, launched by.....
'Elderly Olympics' sees care homes compete in walking frame slalom
19 Sep 2016
Never mind Rio 2016 and the Olympic and Paralympic Games, eager competitiors from care homes across the Swedish region of Jura have battled it out in their own Olympics. Some of the well-seasoned competitiors.....
'Dangerous' lack of specialist nurses could have 'grave consequences' for MS patients
19 Sep 2016
Two thirds of people with MS in the UK live in an area where there is a stark shortage of specialist nurses, a new report published by the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Trust has revealed. MS specialist nurses.....
'Hope for a better future' as Government dementia research funding hits highest level ever
15 Sep 2016
A new £816m investment, the largest ever in NHS and health research, will see dementia research funding rise to more than £45m from 1 April 2017. Funding from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).....
Years of cuts see elderly struggle to get help with care
15 Sep 2016
Six consecutive years of cuts to local authority budgets have seen 26 per cent fewer people get help with care, says a report highlighting the 'bleak' state of social care services for England’s older people......
Bristol becoming dementia friendly city with dementia awareness sessions for businesses
14 Sep 2016
Bristol is on its way to becoming a dementia friendly city with its initiative to enlist a hundred Bristol businesses to hold dementia awareness sessions for their employees. The dementia awareness group.....
Care workers sue Sevacare for paying as little as £3.27 per hour
14 Sep 2016
Seventeen care workers are taking the home care firm Sevacare and the Haringey council to court in a dispute over illegal wages. The group of sixteen women and one man were employed on controversial zero-hours.....
MPs call on Government to legalise medical cannabis
13 Sep 2016
A cross-party group of MPs have urged the Government to legalise medical cannabis, saying there is good evidence the drug helps alleviate symptoms of chronic pain, anxiety, spasticity - often associated with Multiple Sclerosis, and.....
How funny is dementia? Comedian David Baddiel sees humour in his dad's condition
13 Sep 2016
‘My Family - Not the sitcom’ is a hugely ‘disrespectful celebration’ of the lives of comic David Baddiel’s father Colin, who has a rare form of dementia, and his late mother Sarah. 'Calling.....
Travel charity 'rekindles interest in life' for people with disabilities
09 Sep 2016
Going on holiday is something most people take for granted. Yet for those with disabilities or people who are very ill, a trip to the shops isn’t easy, so a holiday abroad can be a logistical nightmare. There.....
Ex-Butlins Redcoat becomes unlikely 'Carpool Karaoke' star raising £100k for Alzheimer’s Society
09 Sep 2016
An 80-year-old man with dementia has become a viral sensation after his son posted a video of them singing together in the car. Ted McDermott and his son Simon have raised more than £100,000 for Alzheimer’s.....
Charity urges people to use 'Chat Mats' to strike up conversations with elderly
08 Sep 2016
People across the UK are being urged to back a project aiming to combat loneliness among older people. Coffee Companions has launched a new initiative using ‘Chat Mats’ to indicate whether someone is happy.....
'Home care is about more than personal care' says specialist dementia nurse
07 Sep 2016
Rikki Lorenti is an Admiral nurse at SweetTree Home Care Services, He is part of their specialist dementia care team and has more than 30 years’ experience working with people with mental health problems, specifically older people and those with.....
Study dispels 'myth' that elderly are dangerous drivers
07 Sep 2016
Older people are not dangerous drivers and introducing stricter testing for them will not reduce road accidents, research by Swansea University reveals. Dr Charles Musselwhite from the university’s Centre.....
Being one of CQC’s Experts by Experience 'tugs at the heartstrings' and plays 'crucial role in raising standards'
07 Sep 2016
Being an Expert by Experience for the Care Quality Commission enables care home residents and their families to have a voice and play a ‘crucial role in raising standards’. Experts by Experience are people.....
Care & Dementia Show 2016 will give valuable insight into lives of people with dementia
06 Sep 2016
The Care & Dementia Show, the UK’s largest care home event, is set to change attitudes this year by offering visitors a chance to take part in a Virtual Dementia Tour. The Tour which is being used to train.....
Drug that can stop mental decline is good news for Alzheimer's patients
01 Sep 2016
A drug has been found to stop the decline in memory and thinking skills of people in the early stages of Alzheimer's, according to a recent study. New research published in the journal Nature, which studied.....