Pilot scheme launched to monitor infections in care homes in England
More than 500 care homes in England are taking part in a pilot programme to monitor and help reduce infection spread, aiming to build on research done in the pandemic
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Tag: Older People
Whatsapp messages reveal frustration over Johnson’s ‘impossible’ pandemic leadership
The UK’s top civil servant vented that Boris Johnson “cannot lead” amid pandemic-era frustration with the prime minister’s leadership, according to WhatsApp messages shared with the Covid-19 inquiry. Simon Case,
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As many as 1.7 million people ‘could be living with dementia in England and Wales by 2040’
Some 1.7 million people could be living with dementia in England and Wales by 2040 – over 40% more than previously thought, research suggests. A new analysis published in the
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Care home in special measures after ‘significant’ decline in quality of care
A care home has been rated inadequate and placed in special measures following an inspection by watchdogs. Burrswood Care Home (pictured) in Bury, Greater Manchester, was visited by the Care
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Care home residents like ‘exhibits’ due to Covid visiting rules, inquiry told
Care home residents were compared to “exhibits in a reptile house” because of Covid restrictions limiting visits, a lawyer representing families told the Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry as it began on
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Retirement day centre in London named UK’s best new building
A retirement day centre in London has been given an architectural prize for being a “place of joy and inspiration”. The Royal Institute of British Architects (Riba) has named the
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People with early Alzheimer’s disease ‘have difficulty turning when walking’, study suggests
People with early Alzheimer’s disease have difficulty turning when walking, a study suggests. Experts from University College London (UCL) used virtual reality to help examine navigational errors among people with
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Ministers viewed care homes as not ‘part of the state’ and were reluctant to intervene, inquiry hears
Care homes were seen as private organisations which should look after themselves early on in the pandemic by a Government reluctant to intervene, the boss of a major older people’s
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UK’s first end-of-life Rough Guide aims to help people on their final journey
A renowned travel publisher has partnered with Marie Curie to produce the first-ever UK guidebook for the “end-of-life journey”. The Rough Guide To The End Of Life aims to provide
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Covid victim’s daughter tells inquiry of disgust over Downing Street parties
The daughter of a Covid victim who died alone in hospital said bereaved families in Northern Ireland were left “disgusted” by revelations of Downing Street parties during lockdown. Catriona Myles
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