THIS IS ONE OF A SERIES OF BLOGS OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS DESCRIBING SOME OF THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE EXTRACARE CHARITABLE TRUST. THIS WAS THE ORGANISATION I FOUNDED AND WORKED FOR FROM 1987 THROUGH TO THE TIME … Continue reading
This is the start of a series of blogs which will cover the financial cost of providing for oneself in later life, including the cost of care should you need it. As we move closer to the next General Election … Continue reading
Once again the elderly are being cast as a problem to the NHS. The trouble is they will keep getting ill ! The Health Service chief Sir Bruce Keogh has been talking in the last few day about the … Continue reading
Switzerland is a wonderful place to visit, the scenery is fantastic, but if you go on a Warner’s Coach Tour, be very careful where you get off. Researchers at the University of Zurich found that the number of people travelling … Continue reading
Some recent work by AGE UK has highlighted the delays elderly people experience in securing aids and adaptations to their homes before they can leave hospital. New figures suggest that some older people can spend a month longer in hospital, … Continue reading
Around 30 years ago I spoke at Birmingham City Hall at a conference about the future of care homes for older people. I controversially suggested that all residential homes should be shut down within 10 years. I was assailed by … Continue reading
A study in the USA by a research team at the University of Michigan looked at how people perceived their neighbourhoods in terms of safety and friendliness. They consulted over 5,000 healthy people with an average age of 70, over … Continue reading
While care of older people in residential care homes languishes in a perilous position – under-funded, staffed largely by unqualified staff and inspected by tick box regulators – the Care Minister, Mr Norman Lamb, has come up with a bold … Continue reading
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THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF A SERIES OF BLOGS OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS DESCRIBING SOME OF THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE EXTRACARE CHARITABLE TRUST. THIS WAS THE ORGANISATION I FOUNDED AND WORKED FOR FROM 1987 THROUGH TO THE TIME I … Continue reading
Some interesting research published in The Oxford Post Graduate Medical Journal about the risk of getting dementia. The bad news is that people who are obese in middle age are 50% more likely to develop dementia in later life. It … Continue reading
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