People are seeking in-house support for elderly or disabled relatives as lockdown eases, according to Taylormaids,…
Category: Elderly Care
Industry hails ‘invaluable support’ for new service for people living with dementia
‘A listening ear and invaluable support at the time of greatest need’. Care home professionals have…
How online physiotherapy is helping rehabilitate COVID-19 Survivors
Katie Knapton, Founder of PFO, explains why online physiotherapy is helping survivors of COVID-19 continue to…
Leading Geriatrician says ‘too little was done too late’ to minimise harm to vulnerable older people during COVID-19 Pandemic
President of the British Geriatrics Society (BGS), Tahir Masud, has raised concerns that not enough was…
British Geriatrics Society issues statement on BAME health workers
As the COVID-19 pandemic has progressed, it has become clear that the Black, Asian and minority…
New App Helping Families Caring for Those with Dementia During Lockdown
A new app released in 2020 is helping carers of those living with dementia to generate…
Protecting the elderly in long-term care facilities from the risks of COVID-19
A new report calls for measures to protect elderly people in long-term care facilities and their…
Expert asks: Are elderly patients and those with learning disabilities receiving appropriate care during the coronavirus pandemic?
Leading learning disability and palliative care expert at Kingston University and St George’s, University of London…
Three activities to help slow the dementia process
In the UK, 850,000 people currently live with dementia but this is set to reach 1.6…
CRG Homecare to recruit more than 250 care workers
CRG Homecare, one of the UK’s leading providers of domiciliary care, has revealed it plans to…