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• New findings on bacteria in female bladders

  27-06-2018 22:02
  A new study has found that the female bladder not only contains bacteria, but the microbes are similar to those found in the vagina. The finding could lead to improved diagnostic tests and treatments for urinary tract infections and other urinary tract disorders.
  
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• Nico Reed: report details series of failings in care home death

  27-06-2018 16:25
  Reed, who had cerebral palsy, died aged 23 at an NHS-run facility in OxfordshireFailure to provide prompt emergency treatment was among a host of shortcomings that contributed to the death of Nico Reed, a 23-year-old disabled resident at an Oxfordshire care home, an independent investigation has concluded.The report, commissioned by the Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), also criticises the way Reed’s family were treated by officials after his death, saying they failed to prov
  
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• London council based care decision on historic needs assessment

  27-06-2018 15:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  Councils must make timely, thorough and informed assessments of people when deciding care needs, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has said.
  The warning comes following an Ombudsman investigation into the way social workers from London Borough of Hounslow assessed a woman when her family applied for a deferred payment agreement (DPA) to pay for her care home fees.
  Deferred payment agreements involve councils paying for a person’s care home fees up front, while agreeing to reco
  
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• DC Care completes the sale of Liverpool Nursing Home

  27-06-2018 15:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  DC Care has completed the sale of Glenarie House Nursing Home, based in Liverpool.
   
  The home is registered for 20 clients within the category of Mental Health and has been in the ownership of Mrs Angela Grugel for 25 years. Glenarie House has been sold for an undisclosed sum to The Fairhome Group, who will be looking to continue to build on the care and commitment shown by Angela and her team as well as expanding into specialist supported living.
   
  Alison Willoughby, Regional Director
  
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• Award-winning Chorley retirement village marks milestone anniversary

  27-06-2018 10:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  An award-winning retirement village in Chorley recently celebrated its 10th anniversary.
   
  Buckshaw Retirement Village, part of Hull-based Hica Group, celebrated the 10-year milestone by inviting staff, residents and families past and present to attend a party in The Grange, assisted living facility.
   
  While sharing their stories and memories of the village, everyone enjoyed a carvery-style lunch and entertainment from The Singing Kettle. Prizes were also given to the person with the b
  
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• Adopted children 'barely surviving' in high-pressure schools

  27-06-2018 10:06
  Adoption UK says pupils are falling behind in their studies and struggling emotionallyAdopted children who have suffered traumatic early experiences are “barely surviving” in the current high-pressure school environment and need greater support if they are to have an equal chance of success, a charity has said.They are falling behind in their studies because they are struggling to cope emotionally with the demands of the current education system which “prizes exam results at th
  
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• Work begins on new Solihull Council care home

  27-06-2018 09:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Work has started on Solihull Council’s brand new dementia care home in Shirley.
  The 60-bed, purpose-built care home, will be on land just off Tanworth Lane adjacent to a medical centre.  It will help meet the needs of the increasing number of older people in the borough. 
  Due to be completed in summer 2019 by building contractor Speller Metcalfe, it will provide a mix of affordable care for those funded by the Council, the NHS and people who pay for their own care.  
  As the
  
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• Is your toilet a ‘Godsend’?

  27-06-2018 08:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Most people take their WC for granted. For Multiple Sclerosis sufferer Kathleen Bergin, it is much more….
   
  “It was quite a surprise when I first used it, but it’s an absolute godsend,” she says.
   
  The WC in question is a Closomat Palma Vita wash & dry (automatic shower) toilet, installed in her wetroom at her home in Hertfordshire but used by all the family.
   
  The Closomat Palma Vita looks like- and can be used as – a conventional WC, as Kathlee
  
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• Thornaby care home’s dementia friendly singalong to raise awareness

  27-06-2018 08:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  A DEMENTIA friendly singer entertained Thornaby care home residents as part of an event to raise awareness of the condition.
   
  Mandale House Care Home marked Dementia Awareness Week with a singalong to the residents’ favourite classics.
   
  Dementia Friends’ Trish McLean performed It’s a Long Way to Tipperary, Show Me The Way To Go Home, If I Was The Only Girl In The World and more.
   
  Joining in provides therapeutic effects for the residents, who enjoy a trip down
  
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