The director of a home care provider in Hampshire has just spent seven days locked away in a flat with no contact with the outside world, to experience loneliness, calling it “one of the hardest and emotionally testing weeks” of her life.
Kat Thomas, who heads up... Read more
Accident and emergency departments in hospitals are seeing a rise in visits from people with dementia, who often require 'unnecessary' short hospital stays, according to new figures.
The Dementia Intelligence Network, part of Public Health England report revealed the... Read more
A woodland in the Highlands is the first in Scotland to become dementia friendly.
The area around the woodland cabin has been resurfaced to make it easier to walk around and new dementia friendly signage has been installed on the compost toilet and outdoor sink.... Read more
In Parliament, MP Paul Williams sought an apology from the Prime Minister for the family of a constituent who had committed suicide after being sanctioned for missing a work capability assessment due to health problems.
Jodey Whiting, aged 42, had several mental and... Read more
People love it when the female-dominated care workforce go ‘the extra mile’; rationalising their sacrifice is for the greater good of elderly and disabled - but doing extra work unpaid lets society and the law off the hook, says an acclaimed law lecturer.... Read more
"It's hard work, it's exhausting, I don't think there's a day gone by in the last three years where I've not sat there and cried my eyes out" says Sarah, who is a ‘sandwich carer’ looking after her mum and two children.
'Breaking Point'
Sarah's words are quoted... Read more
Hundreds of pensioners joined a protest against the government’s decision to pass the buck and leave it up to the BBC to decide whether the currently free TV licences for over 75s should be scrapped or means-tested.
The government currently funds the scheme but is... Read more
The care sector has the highest staff turnover rate of all sectors in the UK, with one in three workers leaving the sector every year, according to a new report by the Care Association Alliance.
The ‘Social Care Workforce Study’ described recruiting and retraining... Read more
An amputee who lost his leg in an accident has just beaten the able-bodied world record for a solo row across the Atlantic, by 36 days.
Ex-Marine, Lee Spencer, from Horrabridge, Devon, crossed from mainland Europe to South America within a mere two months.
The... Read more
Upcoming Featured Exhibitions, Conferences & Award Presentations
Bluebird Care in Lincolnshire is the first home care provider in England, to offer a training programme enabling its care workers to upskill and become nursing associates.
A nursing associate is a new role designed to address the skills gap between health and care... Read more
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