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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
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
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
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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Kate on
06/01/2012
HEADS of the UKs most powerful charities, campaign groups and trades unions have joined forces to urge the Government to make reforming the UK care system its top priority for 2012.
In a letter to the Daily Telegraph published this week, the consortium say our elderly population is b...
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Kate on
25/11/2011
FOLLOWING alarming media reports of poor quality home care this week, Right at Home would like to assure readers that the problems highlighted are negated the moment a Right at Home care contract is signed.
Providers who deliver care on behalf of local authorities are currently facing horrendous b...
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Kate on
22/11/2011
AT Right at Home we know the care we offer is second to none - however we also know that elsewhere, others have fallen distressingly far of the mark.
That is why we welcome the news that the CQC (Care Quality Commission) is to start inspecting home care agencies at work behind closed doors in ...
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Kate on
08/11/2011
AGE UK has issued a 5-point piece of guidance to help those facing care costs to plan for a secure future:
Don't panic and make a decision that could end up being costly. Get some advice on all your options from an independent financial adviser.
Are you definitely getting everything you are enti...
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Kate on
23/09/2011
Just 51% of nursing homes in England met the full care and welfare standards required of them in the last year, according to the latest report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
The report, made to Parliament, looked at the state of health and adult social care services across the country ...
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