Category: Dementia
CQC takes action to protect residents at Liverpool dementia care home
The Care Quality Commission has put Aaron Lodge Care Home, Liverpool into special measures following concern about the safety of residents. Aaron Lodge, a residential dementia care home...
New drug shown to reduce brain shrinkage in Alzheimer’s disease
New research has shown that the drug LMTX may slow down brain shrinkage in some people with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease by up to a third. This research was shared at the...Government recommendations not improved care quality for terminally ill
A report published today has raised questions about whether government recommendations have improved the experiences of those living with terminal illness. The report from Sheffield Hallam...Oxfordshire care home and council not up to ‘expected standard’ handling neglect complaint, says Ombudsman
An investigation into a complaint at an Oxfordshire care home, which resulted in a dementia patient’s death, has shown substandard investigations by the care home and council are to...
Care provider prosecuted by CQC after vulnerable dementia patient dies at nursing home
A care provider that failed in its duty to provide safe care and treatment has been fined £190,000 by Bradford Magistrates’ Court. The CQC brought the prosecution following the death...
Over half of people putting off dementia diagnosis, says Alzheimer’s Society
56% of people put off seeking a dementia diagnosis for up to a year or more, with one in three saying they think dementia and memory problems is just 'a part of the ageing process', an...
Vulnerable patients suffering due to poor hospital discharge, says Ombudsman report
Patients are being sent home alone, afraid and unable to cope and in some cases without their relatives or carers being told, according to a report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman....
Dementia UK Puckers Up for Red Lippy Day
Today marks Red Lippy Day - a campaign designed to raise funds for specialist dementia nurses, working in partnership with Dementia UK. Jules Osmany, from Northampton, launched #redlippyday in...
Punchdrunk & Magic Me launch new performing arts programme
Inter-generational arts provider Magic Me has teamed up with Punchdrunk Enrichment to launch a new performing arts programme in Greenhive care home in Peckham, South London. The care home,...
Pharmacists in care homes could save NHS £135 million
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society, RPS, has published a report stating that the NHS could save £135 million a year if they introduced a pharmacist into every care home across the UK. The...
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