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Care worker bravely conquers fear of drowning to go swimming with the lady she cares for
27 Oct 2016
A care worker in Bury overcame her fear of drowning and underwent ten weeks of swimming lessons, so she could accompany the lady she cares for in the swimming pool. Maria Hughes, who works for Persona, a.....
Care providers paid as little as £2.24 per hour call for 'policing' of councils
27 Oct 2016
‘Staggeringly low' fee levels of as little as £2.24 an hour, are still being paid by councils to care providers, say sector leaders who are calling for a regulator to inspect councils and police the Care Act. Care.....
'Underfunded' and 'unstable' home care sector puts older people at risk
25 Oct 2016
The viability of state-funded home care is at risk due to ‘widespread and systematic’ underfunding, according to a report by UK Home Care Association. In a report based on Freedom of Information requests.....
Dressage finalists support dementia research at championships
24 Oct 2016
Horse riders from Yorkshire will be competing in a national dressage competition this month to support Alzheimer’s Research UK. Ruth Snowden and Dave Brackpool placed first and third respectively at the.....
Labour puts Tories in the dock for 'reckless' adult social care cuts
19 Oct 2016
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has accused the Prime Minister of ‘failing elderly people who need social care’ in a series of shots fired at Theresa May during Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs). ‘Reckless.....
Theresa May to export UK's care expertise to India
19 Oct 2016
The UK Government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with India to implement healthcare projects which transport the expertise of the UK’s NHS organisations, companies and universities to India. Northumbria.....
Elderly fall sick from too much drug-taking on doctor's orders
17 Oct 2016
Elderly people are entering hospital because their GPs are prescribing them too many drugs, a new study reveals. Polypharmacy relates to the use of five or more drugs to treat a person but the practice of.....
Twins: One receiving care, one a care manager with very different lives, brought together by the same care provider
14 Oct 2016
Twins Pav Hughes and Jags Kalsi, have led very different lives, with Pav working in the health and social care sector and Jags living with a learning disability, autism and OCD. However, they have now been.....
Prostate cancer treatment may double risk of dementia
14 Oct 2016
There is a significant link between a common therapy for prostate cancer and increased risk of dementia, a new study reveals. Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is a widely used therapy for prostate cancer.....
Fragile adult social care sector 'at tipping point' despite good care says watchdog
13 Oct 2016
The majority of care homes and home care providers are giving ‘good quality care’, the Care Quality Commission (CQC)’s State of Care report reveals but growing demand and financial pressures mean the adult social care market is ‘approaching.....
Norwich mum raises twenty times fundraising target for dementia research
13 Oct 2016
A mum from Norwich has raised over £1,800 for Alzheimer’s Research UK by taking part in the charity’s 100km run challenge. Cheryl Herrieven pledged to run 100km and raise £100 for the charity as part of its.....
Game of Thrones star campaigns for Alzheimer's Research in memory of grandmother
13 Oct 2016
Actor Iwan Rheon is helping to improve people’s understanding of dementia by lending his voice to a new animation film for Alzheimer’s Research UK. The 31-year-old, best known for playing Ramsay Bolton in.....
Pollution and low vitamin D levels linked to increased dementia risk
12 Oct 2016
A new list of environmental risk factors has revealed everyday exposure to air pollution and a lack of vitamin D could contribute to a person's risk of developing dementia. The list of risks factors has been created by Edinburgh.....
'Ageist' mental health services failing to support older people
12 Oct 2016
The NHS is failing to provide adequate mental health treatment for people over the age of 65, according to a new report by Age UK. There are currently three million older people living with depression in.....
Report reveals 'shocking' UK life expectancy inequalities
11 Oct 2016
There are stark geographical and social differences between healthy life expectancies in the UK, according to a new report by the Office for National Statistics. Figures suggest that, although life expectancies.....
Older people give 1.4 billion hours a year to volunteering
10 Oct 2016
Around six million people aged between 55 and 74 are engaged in voluntary work and offer invaluable help with new research, equating to 1.4 billion hours help each year. According to the Royal Voluntary Service,.....
Scientists hope in future high-risk patients can take a pill to reduce risk of developing Alzheimer's
10 Oct 2016
American scientists hope that in the future, patients at risk of getting Alzheimer's will be able to take a pill to reduce their risk of getting the condition, just as people with high cholesterol levels at risk of heart disease do. While.....
Dementia related deaths have more than doubled since 2001
10 Oct 2016
The proportion of people dying with a diagnosis of dementia has more than doubled in the UK in the last 13 years, according to new research. Reports published by Public Health England (PHE) reveal that 15.8.....
Dementia awareness lessons introduced in Welsh schools
07 Oct 2016
The Welsh Government is offering schoolchildren access to dementia awareness lessons as part of a widespread Government initiative. In collaboration with Alzheimer’s Society, Welsh ministers have developed.....
Keeping audio diaries can boost confidence of people with dementia
07 Oct 2016
Recording regular audio diaries can boost the confidence of people with dementia and help to reduce stigma, according to a new study. Researchers at Leeds Beckett University evaluated ‘Dementia Diaries’,.....
Health visitor service for older people reducing hospital admissions and 'changing lives'
06 Oct 2016
As the number of older people continues to grow, the demand for health and care services is increasing. Despite the increasing number of older people living in the UK with one or more long-term health conditions, not all older.....
Songaminute Man and Alzheimer's Society celebrate chart single success
06 Oct 2016
Viral singing sensation Teddy Mac, or 'The Songaminute Man', as he is more commonly known, is celebrating after seeing his first ever single reach the charts. The cover of the Frank Sinatra classic 'You Make Me Feel So Young' made.....
Jeremy Hunt makes 'long overdue' pledge to help ageing population by training more UK doctors
04 Oct 2016
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has promised to deliver 25 per cent more training posts for the UK’s medical students to make Britain a more ‘self-sufficient’ country. In a speech at the Conservative Party conference.....
Over 200 elderly islanders affected as Jersey-based care provider hit by funding cuts
03 Oct 2016
More than two hundred islanders in Jersey will be affected by funding cuts of almost half a million pounds at care charity Family Nursing & Home Care. The Jersey charity, which provides integrated nursing.....