Dementia Dog is an innovative pilot scheme focused on training dogs to help and support people living with dementia.
The scheme is the product of a design project created by the Glasgow School of Art (GSA). Alzheimer Scotland commissioned the project which has received... Read more
Trevor Brocklebank is part of the founding duo that launched home care franchise Home Instead Senior Care in the UK.
The brand has seen huge growth since it was set up by Mr Brocklebank and his wife Sam - who anticipate even more growth as the number of older people... Read more
An innovative wheelchair which is controlled by tracking someone's eye movements, could prove to be "life-changing" for people with rare disorders such as locked in syndrome.
The new invention has won a prize in a ‘Dragons Den’ style student design competition... Read more
Home care workers are missing out on an estimated £130m each year because their pay rates are in breach of the National Minimum Wage.
The underpayment affects the pay of an estimated 160,000 home care assistants who have been paid on average £815 per year less than the... Read more
There are estimated to be at least 11 million people in the UK who are registered as disabled and many more who are unregistered, yet all too few holiday opportunities for them. Tales of holiday disasters abound with inaccessibility to rooms and facilities being common... Read more
People who have been diagnosed with dementia must inform the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) of their condition or risk a £1,000 fine.
Drivers could also face prosecution if they are involved in an accident as a result of the illness. The warning has come... Read more
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has expressed concern over the number of people being detained under the Mental Health Act who are not being informed of their legal rights or being fully assessed for their ability to consent to treatment.
The CQC have also raised... Read more
Nature is being brought inside through the use of an interactive CD containing bird songs for older people to listen to together with care workers or family members.
The CD uses the sounds of nature to act in a therapeutic way and promote wellbeing in older people, who... Read more
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