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Read the latest care industry news, interesting articles, important announcements plus recent thoughts and ideas from The Good Care Group.

Don’t sugar the pill, patients want straight talking doctors

A friendly GP with a sympathetic and upbeat bedside manner may seem like the perfect physician. But a new study has suggested most people do not want their doctors to sugar the pill, but just ‘tell it to them straight’...

Scientists peek inside healthy brains to find the cause of Alzheimer’s: Experimental new treatment will scan ‘tangles’ in nerve cells that may trigger disease

Scientists are scanning the brains of healthy elderly citizens as part of an ambitious new Alzheimer’s treatment which hopes to discover the cause of the disease. Scientists are scanning the brains of healthy elderly citizens as part of an ambitious...

Dementia awareness week – living well with dementia

As part of dementia awareness week the Alzheimer’s society has been sharing stories of people living well with dementia. These stories share The Good Care Group’s core value of person-based care. As part of dementia awareness week the Alzheimer’s society...

Dementia awareness week – we urgently need more specialist nurses

Dementia costs the UK twice as much as cancer every year. But despite increased awareness, we still need many more resources if we’re to cope with this illness. Dementia costs the UK twice as much as cancer every year. But...

Elderly carers not getting the support they need

A new report released by charities Age UK and Carers UK claims that elderly carers are not getting the support they need and subsequently caring for their loved ones is damaging their health. A new report released by charities Age...

Research study shows the training of care home nurses is neglected

The University of York has recently published concerning results from their research into patient care and professional development for nursing staff in care homes. The University of York has recently published concerning results from their research into patient care and...

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Concerns raised over quality of life in increasingly large care homes

Campaigners and charities have raised concerns over the findings of a study which says increasing placement of pensioners in larger care homes forms a “care warehouse” culture. Campaigners and charities have raised concerns over the findings of a study which...

New BBC film looks at people living at home with dementia

A new film by the BBC has profiled three people living at home with dementia. Over 525,000 with dementia live at home, a large percentage of the estimated 850,000 people who are thought to be living with the disease. A...

Care homes unable to meet needs of stroke survivors

A survey by the Stroke Association and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy has found that stroke survivors are missing out on crucial support services such as physiotherapy in care homes. A survey by the Stroke Association and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy...