UK care home industry in crisis, research suggests
Credit: Carer UK The UK care home industry is facing an unprecedented crisis in the face of an ever-expanding ageing population in desperate need of their services, according to leading…
Belong wins top award at Investors in People Awards 2018
Belong, a care village operator, has won the ‘Excellence in the Third Sector’ at the Investors in People Awards 2018 and achieved international acclaim in recognition of its outstanding people…
BBC presenter to chair annual Future of Care conference
BBC presenter, Sally Magnusson, who founded Playlist for Life – a dementia charity – is to chair the second annual Future of Care conference, where experts will be discussing key…
Inclusivity theme for UN Disability Day campaign
Paul and his girlfriend, Sheetal. Credit: ITV News Central The United Nations held an International Day of Persons with Disabilities last week. The United Nations awareness campaign focuses on empowering…
Will you still get state pension at 65?
Credit: Daily Express The Government has announced that from 6 December, you’ll no longer receive your State Pension on your 65th birthday and Age UK are urging people to check…
£16m European collaboration paves the way for new research
Credit: Alzheimer's Society UK Funders, including Alzheimer’s Society, have united with 15 countries across Europe, Australia and Canada to support international research collaborations into diseases of the brain, including those…
Inspectors praise standards at Lancashire care home
Stocks Hall Mawdesley. Credit: Carehome.co.uk A care home in Mawdesley, Lancashire is celebrating after receiving a positive inspection score following a visit from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Stocks Hall…
Residents take back control of retirement home after being ‘fleeced for essential services’
Rectory Court. Credit: Carehome.co.uk A group of residents have become directors of their own retirement home after becoming ‘fed up with being fleeced for essential services.’ The group took action…
Weightlifting could reverse frailty in old age, research suggests
Credit: Shutterstock Older people would benefit from weightlifting and increasing their protein intake to reverse frailty, new research suggests. Increases in life expectancy have led to rising numbers of frail…
Care home in Wales invites elderly people facing Christmas Day alone to join them
A care home in Hay-on-Wye has partnered with Community Christmas to throw open its doors to elderly people who are facing Christmas Day alone this year. Community Christmas is a…