Gloria Hunniford helps celebrate launch of new luxury care home in Kent
Gloria Hunniford OBE was guest of honour at an event to mark the opening of a brand new care home in Sevenoaks, Kent, the 29th Care UK has opened since
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Council apologise after dementia patient’s care funding was cut following flawed assessment
An elderly dementia patient had her care funding wrongly stopped by a council after a “flawed assessment” by social workers concluded she was able to manage her own finances. In
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Scottish Ballet awarded grant to set up dementia friendly dance-based activities
Scottish Ballet has been awarded £150,000 by the Life Changes Trust to enable them to become dementia friendly. They will use the funding to set up a programme of dementia
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Wolverhampton secure funding to assess impact of passive smoking on dementia
The University of Wolverhampton has secured funding to carry out research on the impact of passive smoking on dementia. Professor Ruoling Chen from the University’s Faculty of Education, Health and
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New ‘sensory’ garden opens for dementia patients in North Wales
A new ‘sensory’ garden to benefit dementia patients at Deeside hospital is now open. The garden underwent a dramatic transformation in three days in a ‘Groundforce’ style makeover project.
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Webwatch: New app to help improve environments for people living with dementia
The University of Stirling’s Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) has announced the development of a ground-breaking new app to help improve workplaces, public buildings and homes for people living with
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Dementia deaths to rocket by 2040, experts warn in plea for improved care
The number of people who die from dementia is set to almost quadruple in coming years, a new study has found. Increasing deaths from the condition will contribute to a
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John Partridge says mother died with nothing in bank account due to care costs
Former EastEnders star John Partridge has said his mother died with nothing in her bank account because of the cost of care home fees, just a year after he took
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Abandoned by the state – crippling cost of dementia care leaving families destitute
People would need to save £800 a year for 125 years to fund the cost of dementia care, according to a new report. The study, for the Alzheimer’s Society, warns
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New research shows cannabis treatment can fight memory loss in older people
Cannabis treatment could slow down – or even reverse – memory loss and other brain ageing effects in older people, say scientists. New research on mice has shown that low
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