Can Thailand provide better dementia care than the UK?
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Can Thailand provide better dementia care than the UK?

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/jan/14/can-thailand-provide-better-dementia-care-than-the-uk By Guardia UK letters Readers respond to news that British families are sending elderly relatives with dementia overseas to Thailand in a small but growing trend In your report (Families sending relatives with dementia to Thailand for care, 13 January), the statement that “local authority residential care costs up…

Why more people are talking about the issue of social care
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Why more people are talking about the issue of social care

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50377846  By Alison Holt & Ben Butcher BBC News The care system helps older and disabled people with day-to-day tasks like washing, dressing, eating and medication. It is under pressure across the UK after past governments failed to reform or fund the council-run system properly. Experts believe the problems are…

Number of over 85s in UK to double in 25 years, amid fears of social care crisis escalating
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Number of over 85s in UK to double in 25 years, amid fears of social care crisis escalating

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/21/health/e-cigarettes-quit-smoking-uk-study/index.html By Gabriella Swerling, social affairs editor The number of over 85s in the UK is set to double within the next 25 years, new data reveals, amid fears of the social care crisis escalating. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has today published data showing national population projections. Researchers found…

All elderly people to get free personal care under £6bn Labour plan
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All elderly people to get free personal care under £6bn Labour plan

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://news.sky.com/story/all-elderly-people-to-get-free-personal-care-under-6bn-labour-plan-11817477 By Greg Heffer, political reporter, in Brighton Announcing the plan in his conference speech, shadow chancellor John McDonnell will describe social care as a “national scandal” All elderly people will be given free help in their own homes with washing, preparing meals, and getting in and out of bed…

Youngsters make over garden to tackle loneliness within elderly community
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Youngsters make over garden to tackle loneliness within elderly community

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/youngsters-make-over-garden-tackle-3257423 By Phoebe Lam at the Nottinghamshire Live “The young people understood that our residents are just the same as anyone else, and they interacted with them so well.” A group of young volunteers have made over a garden at a care home they described as “close to our hearts”….