News

26 Mar

Dementia: PM promises push to tackle ‘national crisis’

Extra funding for research into dementia forms a central plank of the government’s attempts to tackle the “national crisis” in care.

David Cameron said he wanted to see the UK become a world leader in the field.

23 Mar

Outbreak of deadly flu hits care homes for elderly

Outbreaks of a deadly strain ofÂ fluÂ have claimed the lives of elderly people in care homes across the country in recent weeks.

23 Mar

CoolTan Arts nominated for Mental Health Hero award

Mental health organisation www.mentalhealthy.co.uk and national charities SANE, The Mental Health Foundation, The centre for Mental Health and Emergence, have recognised the fantastic achievements of CoolTan Arts, arts and mental health charity based in Southwark, London.

22 Mar

What the 2012 Budget means for carers

In the Budget, the Chancellor announced a number of significant changes to the Governmentâ€™s tax and spending policies. Whilst measures which will lift low earners out of income tax and cut taxes for middle-income earners will benefit carers who are able to juggle work and care, Carers UK is concerned that the Chancellor indicated that the Government will consider further cuts to benefits by 2016.

21 Mar

Take an aspirin a day and you may keep cancer at bay

It has long been prescribed to people with heart problems but new research has shown it also has tumour-busting effects.

A daily dose of aspirin â€“ costing as little as 1p â€“ reduces the risk of colon, lung and prostate cancer by half and lowers the chances of cancers spreading by 36 per cent.Â

21 Mar

New books for carers

Aneurin Wright, 38, looked after his terminally ill father for the last six months of his life. He has written and drawn a graphic novel about his experiences, Things To Do In A Retirement Home Trailer Park When Youâ€™re 29 And Unemployed.

20 Mar

Community living helps tackle loneliness

Care home provider, Anchor, has highlighted the benefits of community living in the wake of the first summit on loneliness.

The summit, which was hosted jointly by Minister of State for Care Services, Paul Burstow, and the Campaign to End Loneliness, called for a joined up approach to tackle the big problem of loneliness and launched new online guidance for councils to help them tackle loneliness.

20 Mar

Low staffing levels ‘harms elderly care’

The care of the elderly is being compromised in UK hospitals because there are too few nurses, according to the Royal College of Nursing.

Research by the union suggested everything from basic communication to care for the dying was suffering.

19 Mar

Overhaul personal budgets for older people, says ADASS

Personal budgets must be overhauled to ensure older people, particularly those with dementia, can benefit from them, theÂ AssociationÂ of Directors of Adult Social ServicesÂ said today.