Singapore’s healthcare sector could soon be dominated by the world of technology, as the country’s Health IT Master Plan revealed this week its plans to have one of the most IT-enabled healthcare systems in the world. Perhaps the biggest change…
Sir James Munby, Britain’s most senior family judge, has stressed the importance of keeping elderly couples together when the need for care arises. It is not uncommon for one member of a couple to develop the need to enter some…
One of Glasgow’s largest home care providers is set to trial out a new piece of technology for its staff, with the aim of being able to provide a higher standard of service to residents than previously thought possible. 2500…
A UK-based watchdog has discovered that resident’s families are being charged hundreds of pounds in fees by senior care home providers after their elderly relatives die. As part of its general inquiry into the sector, the Competition and Markets Authority…
Scientists in America have developed a new genetic test that can help determine the age in which a person is likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease. University of California San Diego School of Medicine scientists looked into various mutations found in…
Patients and staff in home care and respite care often know all too well the difficulties that dementia can cause. Home care and respite care services provide numerous techniques to help those with the condition, but a simple new technique…
For elderly people either in home care or in senior care, keeping active, as well as staying entertained, can sometimes be a difficult task. But companies, scientists and budding entrepreneurs across the world are all too keen to help provide…
It happens to all of us. At some point in our lives, we’re all going to be in need of home care services and senior care. It’s a fact of life that’s easy to push to one side, but it’s…
