‘Star man’ HCA spreads festive cheer on older people’s ward
A healthcare assistant has “brightened up” the lives of older patients at a hospital in London by hand-making more than 70 Christmas decorations to hang up on the ward. Rolly Salditos, has been...
View ArticleNHS boss cheers on football clubs tackling dementia
Football clubs in England that have set up schemes to get people living with dementia active and reconnected to their communities have been praised by a leading dementia doctor. Premier and English...
View ArticleAsian patients ‘less likely’ to receive drug scripts for dementia
Black and Asian people with dementia are not receiving the same quality of care as white patients, according to UK researchers, who say they have found disparities in drug prescribing. Asian people...
View ArticleStudy finds weightlifting in later life could improve mobility
Lifting weights has been identified as a potential tool to helping to maintain good health and mobility in old age following a UK study. A group of researchers from Liverpool Hope University sought to...
View ArticleCall for ‘culture of openness’ over sexual needs in care homes
There needs to be a “culture of openness” in care homes when it comes to sexuality and relationships, according to a major system regulator. It has called for leaders across adult social care to work...
View ArticleLow blood pressure linked to high mortality in older people
International blood pressure guidelines may need to be reviewed, according to UK researchers who have found a link between low blood pressure and higher mortality among older people. A large-scale...
View ArticleAlready stretched care homes ‘must prepare to go beyond’ for Covid-19
While social care is already at full stretch, the workforce will now have to "go beyond" to meed the unprecedented demands of Covid-19, according to sector leaders. The Independent Care Group, a...
View ArticleNurse says new dementia village is benefiting staff and patients
A new dementia 'village’ at a hospital site in the East Midlands is supporting patients to "live the best life they can", according to a senior nurse who works there. Featuring a communal green, post...
View ArticleNew campaign highlights nurse role in joining up dementia services
A new campaign by Dementia UK is calling for a fresh approach to dementia care that has specialist nurses “at the heart”. Only Together has been launched off the back of new research carried out by the...
View ArticleNurse’s dementia therapy dog gets hospital patients talking and walking
A nurse in the North of England has told how patients with dementia are reaping the physiological and psychological benefits of animal assisted therapy thanks to her specially trained Labrador...
View ArticleNew dementia clinic to support Chinese families in London
A new nurse-led dementia clinic has been launched to specifically support people from within the Chinese community in London. The pilot service, spearheaded by charity Dementia UK, will support...
View ArticleExclusive: Call to recognise older people’s nurses on register
One of the UK’s most senior dementia nurses has reiterated calls for older people’s nursing to become a branch in its own right to improve care for people with dementia and their families. The post...
View ArticleNurse-led dementia pilot proving a success for minority group
Families being supported through a new dementia service for Chinese and South East Asian communities have shed tears during their appointments because up until now they felt they had “no one to turn...
View ArticleNurses call on UK governments to appoint lead for older people
Nursing staff have called on the government to act and establish a commissioner for older people in England and Scotland. The post Nurses call on UK governments to appoint lead for older people...
View ArticleDistrict nurse shortage increasing admissions for older people
The lack of district and community nurses is causing an increase in the number of older people that are being admitted and readmitted to hospital, a report has warned. The post District nurse shortage...
View ArticleGovernment urged to ‘radically’ overhaul end of life care
The most vulnerable people are being failed by poor end of life care due to lack of staff training, a group of health and social care organisations has said. The post Government urged to ‘radically’...
View ArticleGovernment backs ‘4D tech’ to prevent falls in social care settings
The government has announced that 4D mapping technology, which has the ability to detect falls using sensors and then automatically alert carers, is to be piloted in care homes in England. The post...
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