Basildon recognised with award of Dementia Friendly accreditation
The Basildon Dementia Action Alliance’s efforts have been recognised with the awarding of the “Working to become a Dementia Friendly
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Decision due next week on new Billericay care home
A new specialist dementia care home could be built on green belt land in Billericay if planners give the go-ahead
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Grays woman cleared of mother’s murder after admitting manslaughter due to diminished responsibility
A woman from Grays has been convicted of killing her mother. Eighty-nine year-old Winifred Grover was found unresponsive on June
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Chigwell care home launches memory café for dementia sufferers and families
A Chigwell care home is opening a memory café to offer support to people living with dementia in the community.
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Elderly man choked to death on sandwich at Ilford care home
The death of an elderly man who choked to death at a nursing home has been ruled a tragic accident.
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Dementia friendly ambulances hit the road in Southend
Two new ambulances have been given a revamp to help make them more dementia friendly for patients. The ambulances, which
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Southend Council looks to introduce new dementia plans as demand threatens to overwhelm services
Councillors have given their support to a plan that could overhaul dementia care after it was revealed that services across
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Leisure centres open their doors for free in aid of National Dementia Carers’ Day
People in Havering affected by dementia are being invited to get active for free this weekend. Everyone Active is offering
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