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Poor housing set to contribute to almost one million more older people suffering falls-related injuries

|Date: 13 September, 2019

Poor housing set to contribute to almost one million more older people suffering falls-related injuries

New report authored by former Treasury economist calls for 30,000 additional homes for later living every ...

New report authored by former Treasury economist calls for 30,000 additional homes for later living every year to boost mental and physical health of older people. The NHS could be overwhelmed by near ...

13 September, 2019
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Local dementia scheme residents escape to a virtual world

|Date: 10 September, 2019

Local dementia scheme residents escape to a virtual world

Local housing provider, Grand Union Housing Group, is using virtual reality (VR) to transport residents l ...

Local housing provider, Grand Union Housing Group, is using virtual reality (VR) to transport residents living in a specialist dementia care scheme in Bletchley to another world, all from the safety o ...

10 September, 2019
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Andy Burnham supports One Manchester age-friendly development

|Date: 22 August, 2019

Andy Burnham supports One Manchester age-friendly development

Greater Manchester Mayor opens the new housing scheme in Openshaw, praising the social housing provider f ...

Greater Manchester Mayor opens the new housing scheme in Openshaw, praising the social housing provider for keeping ‘people at the heart of development’ One Manchester welcomed Greater Manchester Mayo ...

22 August, 2019
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Dignity Access | The perfect storm

|Date: 17 July, 2019

Dignity Access | The perfect storm

How do we keep the elderly and disabled in their own home? Lewis Gopsill, General Manager at Dignity Acce ...

How do we keep the elderly and disabled in their own home? Lewis Gopsill, General Manager at Dignity Access, proposes a solution. Are we heading for the ‘perfect storm’ in our care system as a number ...

17 July, 2019
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Stafford and Rural Homes helps raise dementia awareness

|Date: 26 June, 2019

Stafford and Rural Homes helps raise dementia awareness

By sharing a joke, telling a story or demonstrating a skill, residents of a Stafford and Rural Homes (SAR ...

By sharing a joke, telling a story or demonstrating a skill, residents of a Stafford and Rural Homes (SARH) Independent Living Scheme have been tackling an issue that's an increasing concern for many ...

26 June, 2019
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How can we take action against dementia using technology?

|Date: 24 May, 2019

How can we take action against dementia using technology?

This Dementia Action Week, Gavin Bashar, UK Managing Director of Connected Care and Health solutions Tuns ...

This Dementia Action Week, Gavin Bashar, UK Managing Director of Connected Care and Health solutions Tunstall Healthcare, explains how technology such as telecare can help people with dementia and tho ...

24 May, 2019
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Dementia Friendly Colour Palette and Design Guide launched

|Date: 23 May, 2019

Dementia Friendly Colour Palette and Design Guide launched

Dulux Trade launches Dementia Friendly Colour Palette and Design Guide to coincide with Dementia Action W ...

Dulux Trade launches Dementia Friendly Colour Palette and Design Guide to coincide with Dementia Action Week and to help provide additional support to healthcare and design professionals. Earlier this ...

23 May, 2019
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TODD Architects completes bespoke supported living scheme for people diagnosed with dementia

|Date: 1 May, 2019

TODD Architects completes bespoke supported living scheme for people diagnosed with dementia

TODD Architects worked with Choice Housing, the Northern Health and Social Care Trust and the NI Executiv ...

TODD Architects worked with Choice Housing, the Northern Health and Social Care Trust and the NI Executive to develop and deliver a state-of-the-art supported living scheme specifically designed for p ...

1 May, 2019
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UK first — Stonewater and SovaCare pilot digital ‘experience tables’ in retirement living projects

|Date: 3 October, 2018

UK first — Stonewater and SovaCare pilot digital ‘experience tables’ in retirement living projects

Stonewater, in partnership with health game software company SovaCare UK, has piloted an innovative inter ...

Stonewater, in partnership with health game software company SovaCare UK, has piloted an innovative interactive digital ‘experience table’ aimed at helping older residents, including individuals with ...

3 October, 2018
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Southampton City Council’s Junior Neighbourhood Wardens become Dementia Friends

|Date: 4 September, 2018

Southampton City Council’s Junior Neighbourhood Wardens become Dementia Friends

The Southampton Junior Neighbourhood Wardens have been learning about dementia to support residents in th ...

The Southampton Junior Neighbourhood Wardens have been learning about dementia to support residents in their local areas. The ‘Dementia Friends’ session, run by the Alzheimer’s Society and presented b ...

4 September, 2018
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