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Good to read about this Caring care home
Care home’s got the golden touch
Stichell House resident Gladys Ferry with (left to right) Carole Sullivan, Margaret Clark, Julie Bradford and Sue Burke
Published on Saturday 25 June 2011 09:09
A care home is celebrating after achieving a gold standard for the quality of its end-of-life care.
Stichell House, part of the Hospital of God in Greatham, has received prestigious commend status from the national Gold Standards Framework (GSF) in Care Homes Quality Hallmark Awards.
The status is awarded to care homes where staff have undergone extra training to improve the quality of end-of-life care they provide.
Drug side–effect linked with increased health risks for over 65s
24 June 2011
Drug side–effect linked with increased health risks for over 65s, reveals new research published today in US
Edited by Andy Porter editor@wellbeingnorfolk.co.uk
Edited by Andy Porter editor@wellbeingnorfolk.co.uk
A side–effect of many commonly–used drugs appears to increase the risks of both cognitive impairment and death in older people, according to new research led by the University of East Anglia [UEA].
As part of the Medical Research Council’s Cognitive Function and Ageing Studies project, the study is the first systematic investigation into the long–term health impacts of ‘anticholinergic activity’ – a known potential side–effect of many prescription and over–the–counter drugs which affects the brain by blocking a key neurotransmitter called acetylcholine. The findings are published today by the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
As part of the Medical Research Council’s Cognitive Function and Ageing Studies project, the study is the first systematic investigation into the long–term health impacts of ‘anticholinergic activity’ – a known potential side–effect of many prescription and over–the–counter drugs which affects the brain by blocking a key neurotransmitter called acetylcholine. The findings are published today by the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
Gov’t poised to rescue residents if Southern Cross fails
Gov’t poised to rescue residents if Southern Cross fails
- Story by: Marc Shoffman
- Magazine: FinancialAdviser
- Published Thursday , June 23, 2011
The government has insisted that arrangements are in place to protect residents if troubled care homes operator Southern Cross fails.
Paul Burstow, care services minister, told the House of Commons in a question and answer session that he believed a “catastrophic failure” of Southern Cross was unlikely to occur.
