People who experience frequent drops in blood pressure or dizziness when suddenly standing up are at increased risk of dementia, scientists say. Writing in Plos Medicine they suggest that less blood reaches the brain during these moments, leading to brain cell damage over time. Dementia experts say this is a “robust study” and “plausible explanation” […]
The lives of 20,000 Britons a year would be saved if everyone ate a Mediterranean diet, it is claimed. In the first study of its kind, doctors evaluated the effects of an olive oil, fish and nut-rich diet on the health of ordinary people in England. It revealed that one in eight deaths from heart […]
Less than 1% of homes are rated as outstanding – all share three common attributes. Click here for a guaranteed way to improve a Care Homes CQC and Care Inspectorate rating Around 80% of care homes for older people, in England, have been rated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). So far, approximately 62% have been […]
Pain in people with dementia is under-assessed and undertreated.
When used appropriately, music has the power to change mood, manage stress-induced agitation, stimulate positive interactions, facilitate cognitive function, and coordinate motor movements.
It is such an important goal for all care homes and care facilities to ensure they enhance and, where possible, improve the quality of life for the residents with dementia. The Kingsfund assessment tool enables Care Homes to do this. It contains seven different sections looking at different aspects of the physical environment and a set […]
The Royal College of Nursing believes nurses are burdened with too much paperwork and too many targets.
A GRATEFUL Stourport couple have heaped praise on NHS staff who helped save her life after she was rushed int for emergency treatment. Jennie Abbotts was taken ill after spending a day with her husband Rob and their grand-daughter Charley Belle on February 22 during the half-term break. She suffered chronic stomach pains and vomiting […]
Some of the UK’s favourite chocolate bars – including Kit Kats and Yorkies – will contain 10% less sugar by 2018, Nestle has announced. The confectioner said it would use around 7,500 tonnes less sugar to make its products by next year. The sugar will be replaced with higher quantities of other existing ingredients or […]
A cancer patient given just 18 months to live now has NO TRACE of the disease after testing a new wonder drug. Terminally ill Bob Berry was one of the first in the world to take part in the trial after being diagnosed with lung cancer three years ago. The 60-year-old is just one of […]
