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Kate on
14/05/2012
Right at Home UK is proud to support this year's Dementia Awareness Week campaign, Remember the person.
The event will take place in England, Northern Ireland and Wales from 20-26 May, and aims to improve people's understanding of the disease and encourage them to 'remember the person' behind the d...
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Kate on
24/04/2012
Carers Week 2012 will highlight the vitally important caring role played by unpaid friends and family members.
The event kicks off on Monday, June 18, and will be marked by events and a nationwide information campaign.
One of the national partners in the event is the Carers Trust, which...
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Kate on
23/04/2012
New research is showing that music and song can trigger amazing responses from people suffering from severe dementia.
Doctors and musicians are working together to explore this potential after seeing unexpected reactions from patients who normally find communication impossible.
One example of this...
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Kate on
19/03/2012
We'd like to reassure readers that the impact of inadequate council funding of homecare, as highlighted in the recent Which? report, will never affect Right at Home clients.
This is because we do NOT sell our services directly to local authorities.
Instead we support people who qual...
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Kate on
09/03/2012
The Delivering Dignity report – aimed at ensuring dignified care for people in hospitals and care homes – serves to underline how Right at Home UK is already delivering ‘best practice’ to its clients.
The report includes key recommendations for care homes to adhere to – and each point that is applicable to home care is already enshrined in our highly ethical, person-centred approach to care.
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Kate on
09/03/2012
The Delivering Dignity report – aimed at ensuring dignified care for people in hospitals and care homes – serves to underline how Right at Home UK is already delivering ‘best practice’ to its clients.
The report includes key recommendations for care homes to adhere to – and each point that is applicable to home care is already enshrined in our highly ethical, person-centred approach to care.
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Kate on
27/02/2012
THIS year's Carers' Week event will take place from June 18-24th, with a packed itinerary of events aimed at raising awareness of the issues that arise from having the responsibility of caring for someone.
The theme will be In Sickness And In Health, with an awareness campaign asking how much the c...
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Kate on
20/02/2012
YOUR walking speed and strength of handshake in middle age could be indicators of whether you will suffer dementia or a stroke later in life, a US study has claimed.
Experts said the findings raised important questions, but more research was needed.
Dr Erica Camargo, who conducted the latest study...
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Kate on
07/02/2012
The Alzheimer's Society has responded cautiously to claims that exercising your brain daily could make you less likely to develop dementia.
A recent report suggested that people who keep their brains active throughout their lives through activities such as reading, writing and playing ga...
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Kate on
20/01/2012
THE charity Age UK has urged senior politicians not to waste the opportunity to reform the Social Services care sector.
Cross-party talks aimed at improving Government-funded care and support for the elderly and disabled in England are due to begin again, with Health Secretary Andrew Lansley a...
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