Bupa care homes' residents have their watering cans at the ready as they prepare to 'grow their own' for 'Community Crops'.
'Community Crops' is a Bupa care homes initiative which promotes the health benefits associated with gardening and growing your own fruit and veg.
The project is being supported by young people involved ...
Bupa has joined forces with charity The Reader Organisation to encourage its care home residents to ‘get into reading’ with special reading aloud groups.
The 'Get into Reading' groups will be piloted in eight Bupa care homes for six months from April 2011. Get into Reading aims to bring the benefits of ...
Bupa has held Communi-tea Week events in its care homes to help tackle loneliness in older people.
Residents of Bupa care homes throughout the UK have brewed up some community spirit by inviting older people to join them for a friendly cup of tea.
Altogether, over 300 care homes, including residential care and nursing care ...
Bupa has announced the results of this year's Bupa Care Services Customer Satisfaction Survey.
74% of Bupa care home residents rate the overall standard of care at their Bupa care homes ‘excellent’ and/or ‘very good’. The results came from the annual independent survey of residents and relatives which has been running ...
March 31st 2011
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As millions of American homeowners know, the housing market crash was fueled by inflated home values and bank loans that were high above the equity or actual value of "underwater" homes. According to Trisha Lotzer, JD., health-care attorney and CEO of Physis, Inc., a similar threat for banks, borrowers and owners ...
PruHealth has announced that 39 is the age Brits really start to worry about their health, according to new calculations* by the insurer that rewards people for engaging in healthy behaviour.
With thirty-something peers such as fitness-fanatic Gwyneth Paltrow (38 years) and channel-swimming David Walliams (39 years) showing vitality and achieving their ...
PruHealth has revealed new research that shows a third of Britons want people to pay for 'self-inflicted' health issues, two thirds believe the nation is unhealthier now than ten years ago and half expect the range and quality of NHS care to decline over the next few years.
Two thirds (66%)* ...
In an industry first, Bupa, the leading international healthcare group, has announced plans to improve the quality of its cancer cover by no longer selling corporate health insurance schemes which feature overall cost or time limits for cancer treatment.
Cancer treatment costs increased sharply in 2005 and 2006 due to the ...
Bupa has revealed that the average Brit is at risk of cutting more than a decade off their life through unhealthy lifestyle habits. This is according to new research from the leading international healthcare group.
The Bupa study assessed lifestyle behaviours such as smoking, alcohol intake, diet and exercise as well ...
HealthInsuranceFinders.com, an online provider of health insurance quotes and designed to offer the public free access to health insurance information, announces the release of their new article series in addition to questions and answers to help consumers make educated decisions.
With unemployment reaching record highs it's easy to see why so many Americans are struggling ...
PruHealth has become a competitor of scale in the UK Private Medical Insurance (PMI) market following the completion of the acquisition of Standard Life Healthcare by Discovery Holdings* of South Africa.
The acquisition opens a new chapter in PruHealth's development, boosting cover to 700,000 lives and market share to 11 per ...
August 31st 2010
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Since 1982, 5 million Americans and 8 million persons in other countries were prescribed Accutane to fight severe acne. In doing so, they were exposed to a defective drug that’s caused serious intestinal injuries requiring surgery – even colon removal. Now Accutane is off the market in America, and Americans ...
HealthInsuranceFinders.com News and Information Center today covered the topic "Not everybody on Medicare has the same coverage". In fact the goal of the Medicare reforms that have been enacted over the past decade or so have been to give seniors more options. Many believe these changes in the system have ...
HealthInsuranceFinders.com, an insurance quote aggregator offering the public the option of comparison shopping in the health insurance field, offers users access to its new guide designed to offer insightful information on health insurance for individuals.
Before you purchase an individual health insurance policy, take a look athealthinsurancefinders.com and their new insurance guide. It ...
July 27th 2010
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The MedicareSupplement.com News Center reported making a clarification that many are confused due to the name Medigap. Many seniors think that one of the "gaps" these Medicare insurance plans cover in traditional Medicare is prescription drug coverage. But they do not - at least all of the Medigap plans since the revamping of the ...
The HealthInsuranceFinders.com News Center reported that under the rules and stipulations outlined in the new health reform law, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will be tasked with not only revamping current health coverage policies and procedures, but also restricting costs for health plans and ensuring that ...
A study published in The Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology has suggested that the eating habits of those suffering from Alzheimer's may have an effect on their cognitive abilities.
The research involved two groups of mice being fed two different diets over the course of 5 ...
Following research by US scientists, it has been shown that running on a regular basis can slow the effects of ageing and even stave off premature death.
Runners aged 50-years-old and upwards were found to enjoy a healthier life and suffered fewer disabilities than those who did not exercise on a ...
Survival rates for some cancers has doubled since the 1970s. Now health and life insurance comparison site, QuoteBoffin.co.uk, is calling on health organisations to continue their good work.
Following research by leading organisation Cancer Research UK, it has emerged that survival rates for some cancers including bowel, breast and ovarian have ...
New research conducted by scientists based at the Peninsula Medical School in Plymouth have revealed that a lack of activity is not always the key factor in childhood obesity. Findings suggest that it is often the case that obesity leads to a lack of activity.
The study, published in the Archives ...
