A block of retirement flats has become a test bed for internet-connected devices which could help improve the health of older people. Tenants of Leach Court in Kemp Town, Brighton,
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A minister for loneliness has been appointed to help tackle the misery endured by around nine million Britons. Theresa May has backed a series of recommendations made by the Jo
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The Scottish Government is being urged to step in and prevent care company Bield from “abandoning” scores of elderly people by closing its 12 nursing homes in Scotland. The firm
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Eating plenty of leafy green vegetables every day could ward off dementia in later life, new research suggests. A study of elderly people found those who ate around one serving
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Four Seasons, Britain’s second-biggest care homes operator, has struck a last-ditch deal with its major creditor that staves off the immediate threat of administration. The group, owned by Guy Hands’
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More than 1,400 people with dementia who are well enough to go home will be stranded in hospital on Christmas Day, the Alzheimer’s Society said. Charity bosses blamed a lack
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Scotland’s care sector needs an extra £1 billion of funding, MSPs have heard. Donald Macaskill, Scottish Care chief executive, told a Holyrood committee the cash was a “conservative” estimate of
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The winter deep freeze poses a “lethal” risk for people who are suffering loneliness, England’s top nurse has said. Professor Jane Cummings, Chief Nursing Officer for England, said lives could
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Around 120,000 older Scots could be living with undiagnosed mental health conditions caused by loneliness and isolation, charities have warned. A quarter of people aged over 65 experience depression when
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Three key standards for looking after people with dementia are only “adequate or less” at almost four out of 10 care homes, a report by inspectors revealed. Overall the Care
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