A scheme aimed at helping meet older people’s mental health needs is set to benefit from £500,000 funding under the Welsh Government’s £17.8m ‘Invest-to-save’ fund to transform public services in
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Elderly people could be given an estimate of when they might die to help them manage their finances, according to ministers. As part of Government guidance intended to help pensioners
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Inquiries in the UK into mistreatment of older people by healthcare employees over the last 30 years have focused on introducing or supporting employee whistle-blowing. Although whistle-blowers have made an
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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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The way hospitals record deaths could be covering up poor treatment and costing lives, according to a new report. Figures show a dramatic rise in the number of people recorded
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A THOUSAND care homes in Scotland are being asked to join a campaign to support physical activity for older residents. Scotlands’ social care watchdog, the Care Inspectorate, has today launched
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In what’s thought to be the biggest review of academic literature into whether home care visits provide benefits for the elderly, researchers conclude there is ‘no consistent evidence’ to show
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Too many elderly people who struggle with simple day-to-day tasks are not getting any help from social care services, a new report has warned. Some older people in England are
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Are older people in care homes missing out on quality time with staff because workers are preoccupied with paperwork? Care homes have to regularly complete more than 100 separate items
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DrugScope has launched a report on behalf of the Recovery Partnership, It’s about time: tackling substance misuse in older people revealing the extent to which problems among older people remain
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