A six-month-old kitten called Quita, who is training to be a therapy cat for a London home care provider, has become an internet sensation after her photos appeared on Instagram.
When Quita is fully trained, she will help to boost the health and wellbeing of elderly... Read more
Dame Barbara Windsor has met with Prime Minister Boris Johnson at 10 Downing Street to urge him to give money to improve dementia care immediately.
The former actress had tea with the Prime Minister in the garden of 10 Downing Street and presented him with a... Read more
Doctors have warned that false teeth must be taken out before a general anaesthetic after a 72-year-old’s dentures got stuck in his throat during surgery.
As a result, the patient experienced unnecessary pain, bleeding, and swallowing difficulties, and needed... Read more
The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), a think tank, has put forward the idea of a state pension age of 75 by the year 2035, but whilst the proposal has been widely criticised, new data suggests many older people regret retiring and are choosing to go back to work, or to... Read more
The Great British Bake Off has returned for its 10th series and has already got fans fuming by eliminating Dan Chambers, a care worker for people with learning disabilities.
Dan works for Eden Futures in Rotherham, which supports people with learning disabilities,... Read more
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced £250 million will be spent on a National Artificial Intelligence Laboratory to detect patients most at risk of dementia and other deadly diseases to deliver earlier diagnosis.
New treatments for dementia, cancer and heart... Read more
Broad Oak Manor Domiciliary Care, based in Hertfordshire has been rated as 'outstanding' in its most recent CQC inspection in June, achieving the highest possible overall CQC rating after a previous ‘good’ from the inspectorate in 2016.
The inspection found the... Read more
The prime minister has today pledged an extra £25 million for hospices and community services offering palliative care.
The move is designed to help alleviate workforce pressures within the palliative care sector and to prevent hospices around the country from... Read more
She may be 80-years-old but Marjorie Scholes is beating adults almost half her age at gymnastics with body-bending stunts that one may think defies the laws of nature.
Gymnast Marjorie Scholes has just claimed silver in the 2019 Adult Gymnastics British... Read more
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A lack of men in the home care workforce has prompted a Welsh council to go public to appeal for more male workers in Powys.
The elderly, disabled and others requiring care at home can give a preference for either women or men to look after them and Powys County... Read more
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