Category: Dementia
Social care should be free at the end of life
Social care for people who are likely to die within 12 months should be free, says a new report by the Commons Health Committee. The advice has come following a review of palliative and end of life...
Vulnerable people need ‘care, not custody’
Older people, children and people who are mentally unwell are being locked in cells due to a lack of health and social care provision, the police watchdog for England and Wales has found. Her...
Four Seasons makes ‘Time for a Cuppa’ for Dementia UK
Residents, staff and guests at Four Seasons care homes across the UK are taking part in a fundraising event to raise awareness for Dementia UK. Care homes up and down the country will host a...
Dementia Care Assessment hopes to raise standards
UK care home providers will be able to gain insight into the competency of carers working with dementia sufferers thanks to a new assessment launched by people risk specialists Cognisco, in...
Latest Caring Homes facility almost complete
The team behind a new purpose built care home in Bexhill on Sea has celebrated the traditional ‘topping out’ ceremony as the development edges towards completion. Southlands Place is...
Benefits of pets to older people celebrated at House of Lords
The way in which pets support and enrich the lives of older people was celebrated at the House of Lords this week during the National Office of Animal Health (NOAH)’s Pet Event. Hosted by...National dementia screening still not recommended
The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) has upheld its recommendation against screening everyone aged 65 and over for dementia. Following a review of available evidence, the Committee decided...
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