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• Welsh-based healthcare provider agrees care home lease with Powys County Council

  28-05-2019 18:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  More than 300 residential beds at 13 care homes across mid Wales will now be operated by a Welsh-headquartered health and social care provider, following a joint agreement with Powys County Council. Shaw healthcare, which is based near Cardiff, will operate 12 local authority-owned care homes across the region – including in Newtown, Machynlleth and […]
  
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• Novel oncogenic function for receptor linked to Alzheimer's disease

  28-05-2019 18:06
  Common and rare SORLA single nucleotide polymorphisms have been associated with the development of Alzheimer's disease. So far, SORLA has been mainly studied in neurons, but the new study focused on SORLA's role in cancer cells.
  
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• Newly discovered mechanism reveals how Parkinson's disease can spread between brain cells

  28-05-2019 18:05
  Tiny channels between nerve cells are involved in a newly discovered mechanism of how Parkinson's disease can spread throughout the brain, according to new research from Linköping University, Sweden. The results demonstrate that harmful protein aggregates, or deposits, can bind and 'hitch a lift' with channel-forming proteins, and in this way spread to healthy cells. The study has been published in Acta Neuropathologica.
  
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• Clare in the community: drumroll, please

  28-05-2019 16:00
  The show must go on… and on Continue reading...
  
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• Social care is a slow-motion car crash. Watch out, it’s heading for you | Roger Graef

  28-05-2019 14:00
  As an 83-year-old film-maker, care is a subject close to my heart. But our Panorama films show it’s a national crisis that we all need to act onWhen you see a car about to crash, you hope somehow it can be avoided. When you see one in slow motion, the urge to intervene is even stronger. That’s my response each time as a film-maker when I find a situation spiralling out of control – kids in care, failed adoptions, police mistreatment of rape victims, young people sent to prison
  
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• Wokingham purpose built care home get the go-ahead

  28-05-2019 11:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  RMBI Care Co. is delighted to announce plans for a brand new building for Lord Harris Court, our existing care home in Wokingham. Planning permission has been given to transform the site on which the current 1970’s building sits, replacing it with a new purpose built care home and in due course, a Retirement Community […]
  
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• Specialist residential service opens in South London

  28-05-2019 11:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Care provider, Heathcotes Group, has opened a specialist residential service in South London providing support for adults with learning disabilities, dual diagnoses and associated complex needs. Queens Park Lodge, an existing care home property in Caterham, has been acquired and redeveloped to create specially adapted accommodation comprising eight en-suite bedrooms with 24-hour support from 16 […]
  
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• Intergenerational initiative breaking down stereotypes in Shoreham

  28-05-2019 10:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  A group of children from the 3rd Shoreham Sea Scouts joined residents of Elmcroft care home for a heart-warming evening of board games and song, as part of a successful partnership initiative that is breaking down stereotypes and bringing rewards for participants from both generations. The manager of Elmcroft, Monica Donald, extended the invitation to […]
  
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• Wigan home care provider shortlisted for three awards

  28-05-2019 09:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Wigan based dementia care specialist, Bridgewater Home Care has been shortlisted as a finalist in the 2019 E3 Business Awards, which will be held at the University of Bolton Stadium on Thursday 11th July 2019. The company, which specialise in the care of those living with a dementia within the community, was selected from amongst […]
  
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• Rescued ‘wonder dog’ strikes up special bond with care home resident

  28-05-2019 08:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  A dog that suffered severe abuse while living on the streets in Lebanon has struck up a special bond with a Steyning woman after she was rescued by an animal welfare charity. Maggie was rescued from Lebanon and relocated to West Sussex after she was found seriously injured by volunteers for the Wild At Heart […]
  
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