NHS bosses have told hospitals they no longer have to ensure that one nurse is caring for no more than eight patients at a time, in order to help tackle a £2bn black hole that has left 80% of hospitals facing deficits of up to £100m each.
Mental decline is not inevitable. Adults can actually grow new brain cells. This reverses the long-held belief that lost brainpower caused by aging cannot be recovered anymore.
4 in 10 Dementia Carers suffer depression
This situation cannot persist as it is leads to more “unnecessary hospital admissions” at a much greater financial cost to the government. It can also cause long term devastating effects to an elderly persons health and quality of life.
Alzheimers Disease International (ADI) said malnutrition affects up to 10 per cent of older people living at home, 30 per cent of those living in care homes and 70 per cent of older people in hospital.
I’ve learned….
that the best classroom in the world
is at the feet of an elderly person.
When an old man died in the geriatric ward of a nursing home in an Australian country town, it was believed that he had nothing left of any value.
There is currently no cure for Parkinson’s disease although medications and interventions do exist that may help patients manage symptoms and enjoy improved quality of life after diagnosis.
My Care Home desperately needed help improving all the paperwork and documentation.
In a visit to mark World Mental Health Day Prince William and his wife were told by youngsters how they had battled back from depression to help others cope with the same problems.
