Care Sector Hub

6th May 2019

Thank you Lily

Many, many thanks to Campion School A Level student, Lily Caton, who visited our residents at Heron Court care home in Brentwood Road, Herongate, to present […]
5th May 2019

Guidelines proposed for newly defined Alzheimer’s-like brain disorder

Alzheimer’s Society comments as follows: A recently recognized brain disorder that mimics clinical features of Alzheimer’s disease has for the first time been defined with recommended […]
3rd May 2019

BBC Radio 6 presenter Lauren Laverne appointed ambassador for Music for Dementia 2020 campaign

● Leading UK music and dementia campaign Music for Dementia 2020 announces partnership with broadcaster ● New campaign aims to make music accessible to everyone in […]
29th April 2019

Award-winning seats that calm people with autism

A sudden sound, a riot of colour, a bee buzzing by… while for many of us these are just normal everyday encounters, for people with autism […]
29th April 2019

Creative Conversations

Research Summary: Enhancing communication between dementia care staff and their residents: an arts-inspired intervention What is ‘Creative Conversations’? Creative Conversations explored whether the arts could be […]
25th April 2019

How to make your garden more accessible to the elderly

With Britain being an ageing population, according to the Office for National Statistics, by 2039 almost one in 12 of us will be over the age […]
16th April 2019

UK state pension age reforms set to exacerbate social inequalities

A new report from the International Longevity Centre UK (ILC) highlights international research from the EXTEND project that confirms that state pension reforms have significant potential […]
15th April 2019

We’ve launched another Hub and it’s all about lifestyle health

These days, we are all much more aware about our lifestyle choices… and so we should be as they have the power to shape our health […]
12th April 2019

Putting children and young people at the heart of their own support network

Refero and Connect4Care launch integrated platform of engagement and social care system of record Secures CMAS – Community Mentoring and Support commissioned service in the South West […]