A team from the University of West London’s (UWL) Richard Wells Research Centre has been awarded funding for an applied research project to reduce dehydration in local care homes. Led
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A highly critical review into alleged abuse at care homes in South Wales says the owner of two of the homes should have been prosecuted. The review of Operation Jasmine,
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A 99-year-old with dementia was immersed in a scalding hot bath by a female care assistant who had been in “a bad mood”, a jury has heard. The victim is
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Researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) have been awarded a £2 million grant from the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) for a five-year research programme into medicines
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Two carers have admitted neglect after an 85-year-old resident fell as they put her to bed. Sabrina Duncan and Benter Ouma admitted acting in a grossly negligent manner at Birmingham
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The number of people dying at home or in care homes has increased by 25% in a decade, a report into end-of-life care found. Home continues to be the preferred
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Construction work has begun on a new £4.2million housing scheme in Northern Ireland for those living with dementia. The site, on the Shore Road in Greenisland, is being developed by
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A care home in Aberdeenshire has been told it must make improvements after the quality of care and support it provided to residents was graded ‘weak’ by inspectors. The Care
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A woman arrested after a murder inquiry was launched into the death of a 96-year-old woman at a care home near Southampton will face no further action as police say
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A £300,000 research study into how personalised physical activity could improve the lives of people with dementia living in care homes has been launched this week. The three-year programme will
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