Premium care home opens in the heart of London…
Launched by Innovative Aged Care, Chelsea Court Place – considered to be the UK’s first luxury, purpose-built and designed residential and day care home for patients with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease – has opened in London. Located a short distance from Kings Road, the home is a self-contained community that emulates the modern, elegant design of a […]
Guest Blog, Christina Macdonald: 8 top tips for care workers…
Christina Macdonald, author of the book, Dementia Care: A Guide gives eight top tips for care workers… Get help when you need it – It’s not always possible to care for someone on your own – sometimes more than one pair of hands is required, especially if the person is angry or upset and not […]
Number of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs remains ‘excessive’…
A study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) and conducted by five UK universities has concluded that, despite the government implementing a strategy to reduce the amount of antipsychotic drugs prescribed to care home residents with dementia, there are still an ‘excessive’ number of patients prescribed such medications. The research, which focused on 600 […]