BlogHide Resteemshms-care (7)in newcastle • 5 years agoHome Care/ Support Worker (Up to £18.38/hr, Long Sits Available)Description It is desirable if you are a Driver, have care experience & a NVQ level 2 or above, but not essential. Care Assistant(s) required for a variety of shifts including long shifts in the…hms-care (7)in health • 5 years ago Over than 150,000 members of the public have signed a petition urging PM to address 'crisis in social care'More than 150,000 members of the public have signed a petition and over 50 health leaders have put their signatures to an open letter - calling on the new Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, to urgently…hms-care (7)in health • 5 years agoUK Plans to Invest £250m in new AI lab to deliver enhanced healthcareThe UK Department of Health and Social Care said that the government is set to invest £250m in a new national artificial intelligence laboratory (AI lab) for the NHS to deliver enhanced healthcare…hms-care (7)in dementia • 5 years agoCan over-caring 'cause bigger decline' of people with dementia?Care staff and families need to be mindful they don’t fall into the trap of over-caring for people with dementia, warns dementia care expert, Anne Kelly. The dementia nurse believes people…hms-care (7)in health • 5 years ago80 Year Old Gymnast Amazes JudgesShe may be 80-years-old but Marjorie Scholes is beating adults almost half her age at gymnastics with body-bending stunts that defies the the odds against her, just proving age is just a…hms-care (7)in home • 5 years agoCare minister calls for care homes to get online after research shows 1/5th of residents have no WiFiCare minister Caroline Dinenage is urging every care home to install WiFi! In 2016, the UN defined internet access as a human right, yet the survey which was carried out by 2,803 care home…hms-care (7)in health • 5 years agoDementia is biggest killer in Britain claiming over 70,000 lives last yearCharities are calling for action to stop “the biggest health crisis of our time” with dementia and Alzheimer’s now the leading cause of death in Britain. Some 69,478 deaths were caused by…hms-care (7)in research • 5 years agoResearchers say they can accurately identify people on track to develop Alzheimer's disease before symptoms appear, which could help the progress of drug trials.UK experts said the results were promising - and a step towards a reliable blood test for Alzheimer's to speed up dementia research. But larger studies were needed first. Alzheimer's is the most…hms-care (7)in protest • 5 years agoEighty-two-year-old took train and two buses on her own to visit Richard Ratcliffe on hunger strikeDate Published: 02 Aug 2019 @ 17:04 PM Article By: Sue Learner Eighty-two-year-old Beryl Hunter was so moved by Richard Ratcliffe going on hunger strike in support of his wife Nazanin, she took…hms-care (7)in dementia • 5 years agoMagic tables 'engage residents with dementia' in roll-out across care home groupDate Published: 02 Aug 2019 @ 16:41 PM Article By: Michaela Chirgwin Increasingly, magic tables are being used in care homes to cognitively stimulate and engage care home residents with or without…hms-care (7)in care • 5 years agoCare staff rise to the challenge of Snowdon to raise money for Dementia UKDate Published: 29 Jul 2019 @ 14:42 PM Article By: Jill Rennie Colleagues from Millennium Care Group have raised £1,000 for Dementia UK after completing a fundraising challenge in Snowdonia…hms-care (7)in london • 5 years agoLondon's oldest man who cut the hair of Charlton Heston turns 108London's oldest man who cut the hair of Charlton Heston turns 108 Article By: Jill Rennie The oldest man in London and third oldest in the UK, who cut the hair of Charlton Heston and dyed the…hms-care (7)in politics • 5 years agoPM tells Corbyn to think of nation and help find 'cross-party consensus' for social careDate Published: 25 Jul 2019 @ 16:33 PM Article By: Angeline Albert In Boris Johnson’s first speech in the House of Commons as Prime Minister, he told Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to think of “the…hms-care (7)in research • 5 years agoWarning to spicy food lovers as scientists link spicy diet to dementiaScientists are warning those who love spicy food to think twice before adding that extra dollop of chilli or jalapeno pepper to their meal, after research linked a spicy diet to dementia.…hms-care (7)in care • 5 years agoMoon landing celebrated by residents who ride care home's 'space rocket' liftClad in a white space suit, man took his first tentative step out of the Apollo 11’s space capsule ‘Eagle’, accompanied by excited pensioners whose journey to the Moon saw them soar to the first…hms-care (7)in care • 5 years agoTelecare helps people with learning disabilities like William 'feel safe' at home says care groupThe care group Hft is urging the government to unleash the untapped potential of assistive technologies by creating a ‘sector deal’ to help those with learning disabilities. William, who has…hms-care (7)in research • 5 years agoNHS announces £135m research fund for dementia, obesity and mental healthThe government has announced £135m for an NHS partnership with universities, innovators and local authorities, in a bid to solve some of the biggest issues facing health and social care over the…hms-care (7)in dementia • 5 years agoUnsolvable puzzles make public feel like they have dementiaImpossible puzzles that mimic the experience of someone with dementia have been created to frustrate the public and highlight how people with the condition can feel ‘set up to fail’. One of the…hms-care (7)in carehomes • 5 years agoCare homes 'ignore apathy' in people with dementia as it makes them 'less disruptive'Scientists have found that apathy in people with dementia is ‘often ignored’ in care homes, due to it being less disruptive than other symptoms such as aggression. The researchers from Exeter…hms-care (7)in care • 5 years agoFlexible Working Bill for all jobs gets MPs approval - delighting parents, disabled and carersA Flexible Working Bill seeking to demand all jobs be advertised as flexible from day one of employment, was approved to go to a second reading on 17 July – prompting delight amongst parents, people…
