Church step in to save Dundee care home from closure
A Dundee care home has been saved from closure after it accepted an offer to take over its running by the Diocese of Dunkeld. The Wellburn Care Home which was
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Tag: Older People
Pain management named top concern by carers of terminally ill
Not being able to manage a loved one’s pain is what worries people most about caring for someone with a terminal illness. Half of all adults surveyed by charity Marie
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Warning of crisis in elderly housing with thousands more homes needed
Thousands more homes which can meet the needs of older people will be needed in the coming years to prevent bed-blocking bottlenecks in the NHS growing worse, the National Housing
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Cameron announces £300m for Dementia research and staff training
More than £300 million is to be spent by the Government on research into dementia while all NHS staff will have to undergo training in the condition, Prime Minister David
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Poor health and social care integration impacting on older people
Pensioners are receiving unacceptable levels of care from the NHS with hospitals being given financial incentives for “bed blocking”, according to an independent report. The investigation, by think-tank Localis and
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Study reveals dementia diagnosis deficit
One in seven patients with a history of dementia are not being identified as having the condition when they are admitted to hospital in England, a study suggests. Failure to
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Innovative Welsh project brings the arts into care homes
Age Cymru is offering care homes the chance to get residents involved in an innovative Wales-wide project that aims to encourage residents and staff to participate in the arts. Called
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NI ministers introduce new age discrimination legislation
NI Junior Ministers Jennifer McCann and Jonathan Bell today announced proposals on the way forward for new age discrimination legislation on the provision of goods, facilities and services. The Programme
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Third of older people say UK becoming a worse place to live
More than a third of older people believe Britain has become a worse place to live over the past year, a new study has shown. A survey of more than
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£30m boost aims to address ‘desperate’ lack of dementia treatments
A network of dementia research centres is being launched with £30 million in funding to find a cure for the disease. Alzheimer’s Research UK, the world’s largest dedicated dementia research
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