Age Scotland announce George Foulkes as new chairman
Age Scotland has announced the appointment of the Rt. Hon. Lord Foulkes of Cumnock as their new Chairman of the Board of Trustees. George Foulkes has previously served as Vice-Chair
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Tag: Older People
Researchers shows promising result from trial of new Alzheimer’s treatment
Brain deterioration caused by Alzheimer’s has been delayed with a drug for the first time, researchers have announced. Scientists trialling a new treatment called LMTX managed to slow the progression
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Eye and smell tests may reveal early dementia years before memory symptoms
Simple eye and smell tests could be used to spot dementia years before sufferers experience memory symptoms, new research suggests. Researchers at Moorfields Eye Hospital and the UCL Institute of
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Ombudsman criticises restraint of prisoner with dementia ‘kept handcuffed just before death’
An elderly prisoner with dementia was kept handcuffed in hospital until shortly before his death. The 77-year-old was attached to an officer via an “escort chain”, which has a handcuff
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Care Inspectorate publish new resource to support creative arts in care homes
Scotland’s care homes are being encouraged to support older people to enjoy and participate in the creative arts. That was the message from the Care Inspectorate, Scotland’s social care scrutiny
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Care home workers encouraged to enrol in free falls prevention course
Care home staff, home carers and anyone who cares for older people professionally, or at home, are being encouraged to enrol in a free online course from Newcastle University. The
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Labour in one week social care guarantee to eradicate bed-blocking
Infirm hospital patients should receive guaranteed social care within a week of being declared fit to go home, according to Labour. More than 5,000 patients have been held in hospital
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Older people failing to adapt their homes to help them live independently
Despite significant increases in the numbers of older people living alone, half of all older people with care needs haven’t made adaptations to their homes to make it easier to
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Older people at risk over inappropriate use of prescription medicine
Many elderly people may be putting themselves at risk by taking prescription medicines inappropriately, new research suggests. Scientists in Belgium who studied 503 adults aged 80 and older for 18
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New report aims to address issues surrounding dementia in rural Wales
There has been widespread welcome of a new report from the Alzheimer’s Society which aims to tackle issues surrounding dementia in rural areas of Wales. ‘Dementia in Rural Wales’, which
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