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• Even the fittest middle-aged athletes can't outrun cardiovascular risk factors

  31-08-2018 19:01
  Middle-aged adults are exercising more and living longer, but new research suggests that even the fittest among them are not immune to cardiovascular disease -- and they often don't have any symptoms.
  
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• Working with hoarders: 'The possessions are almost part of them'

  31-08-2018 15:45
  Specialist occupational therapists are helping people with hoarding disorder to declutter
  Yvonne Singleton and Jo Dowdeswell spend their days decluttering people’s homes. They clear out piles of magazines, old letters and newspapers, which can reach from the floor to the ceiling, or carrier bags filled to overflowing with used food containers and other kitchen debris.But the couple are no “Kim and Aggie” – the superhero cleaners from the popular Channel 4 show How Clean I
  
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• Hoarding: 'The possessions are almost part of them'

  31-08-2018 15:45
  Specialist occupational therapists are working with people who hoard and helping them to declutter
  Yvonne Singleton and Jo Dowdeswell spend their days decluttering people’s homes. They clear out piles of magazines, old letters and newspapers, which can reach from the floor to the ceiling, or carrier bags filled to overflowing with used food containers and other kitchen debris.But the couple are no “Kim and Aggie” – the superhero cleaners from the popular Channel 4 show Ho
  
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• Stroke doubles dementia risk, concludes large-scale study

  31-08-2018 14:35
  The study analyzed data on stroke and dementia risk from 3.2 million people across the world. The link between stroke and dementia persisted even after taking into account other dementia risk factors such as blood pressure, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Their findings give the strongest evidence to date that having a stroke significantly increases the risk of dementia.
  
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• New manager Portsmouth care home

  31-08-2018 11:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Hartford Care have announced that Michelle Presdee has been appointed as the new General Manager for the number one Care Home in Portsmouth, Hartford Court.
  During her extensive adult social care career Michelle started as a ‘tea girl’ and then progressed to be an auxiliary nurse in a nursing home. Following her professional qualifications, she worked for many years as a social worker, specialising in working with older people and moving in to Care Homes.
  Michelle’s professiona
  
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• 'Our club is the biggest social network for people with learning disabilities'

  31-08-2018 10:22
  Bubble Club runs inclusive events that combine fun nights out with teaching hands-on skills in the entertainment industryIt is the evening of one of the hottest summer days and at a bar in Bethnal Green, east London, excitement is in the air.Bi-monthly club night Bubble Club has just opened its doors, and the first partygoers are not waiting for the dancefloor to fill up or drinks to flow before busting moves. It’s infectious. Also dancing is an American drummer in a band performing later
  
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• A grandmother with dementia starts singing in French

  31-08-2018 09:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  A GRANDMOTHER with dementia has started singing in French after using an app which enables non-musicians to create their own music. 
   
  Ginette Koonjean, 71, was born in Mauritius but moved to the UK 50 years ago and stopped speaking in French years ago as her condition deteriorated. 
   
  The retired nurse, who had been part of a choir, had also stopped singing – bar a few words – over 10 years ago. 
   
  But then she used the tool which can be played on
  
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• High Wycombe care home resident shares his love of cycling

  31-08-2018 08:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Graham West, who is a resident at Gracewell of High Wycombe, has led an extraordinary life competing as a national cyclist. Following the excitement surrounding the recent British Tour De France win, Graham has shared his passion and life-long love of all things cycling. 
  Graham’s passion for cycling and motor bikes has been a life-long love, and continues to bring so much joy and happiness to his life. He has been a member of the Marlboro Athletic Club since the mid-60’s, where
  
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• Social care needs for over-85s predicted to double in next 20 years

  31-08-2018 00:30
  Research suggests explosion in social care assistance for Britain’s ageing populationThe number of people in the UK aged 85 or older who require round-the-clock help to eat, dress, wash and go to the toilet will almost double over the next 20 years, research has suggested, highlighting the explosion in social care needs. Related: Adult social care services on brink of collapse, survey showsRelated: £1bn needed to stave off crisis, say social care bossesContinue reading...
  
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