Over-70s gain no benefit from taking higher dose vitamin D supplements to improve bone strength and reduce the risk of falls, a long term study has found. Older people have
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Nearly £5.4 million was spent on “paupers’ funerals” by local authorities in the financial year 2017-18, a mutual insurer has found. The total cost of public health funerals across the
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Armed forces veterans must act quickly if they are having problems with their hearing or sight, three Scottish charities have urged. With veterans at greater risk of developing sensory impairment,
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A “vulnerable” former carer has been cleared of a sex attack on an elderly dementia patient after more than 10 years spent protesting his innocence. Gareth William Jones was jailed
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The Scottish Conservatives have called on ministers to deliver on a pledge to publish a national strategy to combat loneliness by the end of the year. The government vowed to
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Findings of a nationwide study conducted by social care start-up Cera Care have revealed that just one in ten Brits are able to spot the early symptoms of dementia. This
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Older people are 50% more likely to visit A&E if they live alone than if they live with someone else, a study has found. One in five people aged 65
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More than 4.3 million elderly people are at risk of being without care because of where they live, new research has suggested. Just one in five local areas in the
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A seaside nursing home has said it is “utterly shocked” after the suspected murder of an elderly woman. The 79-year-old woman suffered fatal injuries at Langley Lodge Nursing Home in
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A man has been charged with the murder of a 79-year-old woman at a seaside nursing home. June Knight suffered fatal injuries at Langley Lodge Nursing Home in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex,
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