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A Noah’s Ark of creatures visited a dementia care centre in Seaford recently, as part of its initiative to create a calm and therapeutic environment for its residents using animals.

ANIMAL ANTICS AT CLIFDEN HOUSE

A Noah’s Ark of creatures visited a dementia care centre in Seaford recently, as part of its initiative to create a calm and therapeutic environment for its residents using animals.   The...
The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) crowned the winners of the NACC Awards 2017 at a gala dinner, which also celebrated the association’s 30th anniversary.

CARE CATERING EXCELLENCE CELEBRATED AT NACC AWARDS 2017

The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) crowned the winners of the NACC Awards 2017 at a gala dinner, which also celebrated the association’s 30th anniversary. The winners of the...
Children from across Sussex are collaborating with a dementia care home in Seaford to produce an extravagant artwork.

ART COLLABORATION IN SUSSEX BRIDGES GENERATION GAP

Children from across Sussex are collaborating with a dementia care home in Seaford to produce an extravagant artwork.   The Creative Instincts club at St. Nicholas primary, Portslade, has...
CARE HOME MEMORY WALK

CARE HOME RESIDENTS’ MEMORY WALK RAISES FUNDS FOR CHARITY

Elderly care home residents have been raising funds for the fight against dementia with a sponsored walk. The Gables Care Home, in Middlesbrough, held a memory walk in support of the...
Residents at The Squirrels Care Centre in Great Warley will be enjoying a newly-refurbished garden this summer, thanks to two local businesses.

BUSINESSES JOIN FORCES TO BUILD GARDEN FOR CARE CENTRE

Residents at The Squirrels Care Centre in Great Warley will be enjoying a newly-refurbished garden this summer, thanks to two local businesses. Ford Motor Company in Warley gave the time of their...
Three members of staff at the Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society’s Banstead nursing care home have been presented with 10-year, long service awards.

CARE STAFF AWARDED FOR DECADE OF SERVICE

Three members of staff at the Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society’s Banstead nursing care home have been presented with 10-year, long service awards. The Society, which provides care for...
DEMENTIA IN HOSPITALS

‘DEMENTIA TRAINING ON ITS OWN WILL NOT IMPROVE DEMENTIA CARE IN HOSPITALS’

Dementia awareness training as a single strategy will not improve dementia care in hospitals or outcomes for patients, according to new research from the University of Hertfordshire. The research,...
Residents of a Perthshire care home are learning French in foreign language workshops to help tackle dementia.

CARE HOME RESIDENTS LEARN FRENCH TO HELP TACKLE DEMENTIA

Residents of a Perthshire care home are learning French in foreign language workshops to help tackle dementia. Balhousie Ruthven Towers Care Home, in Auchterader, has been working with social...
A Shropshire nursing home threw open its doors to the public as staff and residents raised money for a dementia charity.

CUPCAKE EVENT IS SWEET SUCCESS FOR TELFORD CARE HOME

A Shropshire nursing home threw open its doors to the public as staff and residents raised money for a dementia charity. Myford House Nursing Home in Telford recently invited people into the home...
A new study published in Age and Ageing, the scientific journal of the British Geriatrics Society, suggests maintaining a higher level of physical activity during middle age may be a key strategy for the prevention of dementia in older age.

WALKING COULD PREVENT DEMENTIA IN LATER LIFE

A new study published in Age and Ageing, the scientific journal of the British Geriatrics Society, suggests maintaining a higher level of physical activity during middle age may be a key strategy...

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