Never mind the 50p an hour pay rise for the lowest paid that the National Living Wage brings, requiring bosses to pay at least £7.20 an hour, MPs have expressed anger that some home care workers don't even get the previous National Minimum Wage rate of £6.70.... Read more
Care provider, Care UK has launched a new ‘Eat as we age’ booklet to help neighbours, family members, and care workers to support people who live alone and those who they suspect may not be eating properly.
The guide contains advice from care home chefs, managers and... Read more
The Sunday Times Best Companies league table has recognised home care providers SweetTree Home Care Services and Home Instead Senior Care as some of the country’s top employers.
SweetTree Home Care Services, a domiciliary care provider, has been ranked 35th on the... Read more
Harry Gardner, a talented schoolboy, has released a heart-breaking song called ‘Not Alone’ to raise money for Alzheimer’s Research UK, in honour of his grandmother who is living with Alzheimer’s disease.
The 15-year-old, who is a Grade 7 on piano, was left shocked and... Read more
A leading dementia expert has called for greater public awareness of risk factors associated with dementia.
A new poll has revealed that just one quarter of British adults believe that their risk of developing dementia could be reduced, while the remaining three quarters... Read more
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is consulting on draft recommendations designed to help people with learning disabilities who have mental health problems.
Around 1.5m people in the UK have a learning disability and 286,000 of these are children.... Read more
Eating foods high in vitamin C can reduce cataract progression by up to 33 per cent, according to a study led by researchers at King’s College London.
Foods rich in the nutrient include oranges, red and green peppers, strawberries, broccoli, and potatoes.
Lead... Read more
Cognitive ability and language skills decline more dramatically in women living with dementia than men at the same stage of the disease, according to new research published in the World Journal of Psychiatry.
Researchers at the University of Hertfordshire believe that... Read more
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