90 face redundancy as Care UK closes dementia home
A Poole care home which looks after up to 50 people with dementia, is due to shut after a change in the contract between Borough of Poole and Care UK,
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Review finds major changes required in Welsh dementia services
The National Review of Commissioning for Social Care in Wales 2013-14, has found that local authorities and health boards need to make major changes to the way they plan and
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SSSC issue new learning tools for workers in dementia
The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) have produced a new set of learning tools to support services and organisations to embed the Standards of Care for Dementia in Scotland (2011).
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GP in warning of ‘substantial harm’ over dementia targets
Setting targets for the number of people who should be diagnosed with dementia could lead to “substantial harm” to patients, a GP has said. An urgent debate is needed before
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Dementia patients should be treated within community, says expert
More people with dementia need to be treated in the community and allowed to die at home, an expert has claimed. The number of people with the condition is expected
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Dementia Centre announce 2014 dates for facilitator training
The Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) in Stirling has announced details of its nationally recognised programme to train one of your staff members as a facilitator. The facilitator then delivers
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Half of people with dementia suffer malnutrition, new report
A new report released today reveals that under nutrition is a major problem among people with dementia, and highlights the importance of nutrition in dementia care. Under nutrition can occur
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Pontyberem becomes a Dementia friendly community
Residents of Pontyberem are playing their part in shaping services for people with dementia. The small Gwendraeth Valley village has been officially recognised as Carmarthenshire’s first Dementia Friendly and Supportive
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New dementia nursing home in Powys to create 70 jobs
Up to 70 full-time jobs could be created by a £5m project to build a nursing dementia care home on the site of a pub in Newtown in Powys. County
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Shetlands dementia services set for major revamp
A major effort to transform Shetland into a dementia friendly community over the next three years has received enthusiastic backing from local councillors. The Shetland News reported that Shetland Islands
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