ADI 2024

The Community Network, hosted by the NHS Confederation and NHS Providers, has published a new briefing exploring the role of community providers in supporting people with frailty (including those living with dementia) throughout the care pathway.  The briefing includes examples of good practice from around the country where people have been treated at or near…

Family Carers Ireland has published their State of Caring Report 2024. This follows Family Carers Ireland conducting their biennial State of Caring survey, which is the Republic of Ireland’s comprehensive survey to understand the lives and experiences of family carers.   You can read the report here: https://familycarers.ie/media/3549/family-carers-ireland-state-of-caring-2024.pdf 

Person Centred Software’s Oomph! On-Demand Wellbeing & Activities Platform has created a free Dementia Friendly Activity Pack.  The pack is aimed at Care Homes and can be downloaded here: https://personcentredsoftware.com/resources/dementia-friendly-activity-pack 

A new dementia care ‘village’ inspired by Hogeweyk in Holland has opened in Littlehampton, West Sussex.  Norden House, run by Healthcare Management Trust (a registered charity), has a range of facilities where residents at similar stages of dementia live with up to seven other people in a household, each with its own kitchen, lounge, dining…

A set of resources entitled ‘Take Note’ has been launched by researchers from the University of Roehampton.  The ‘Take Note’ website and flashcards feature 100 music-based ideas to use with people who have dementia. The resources have been in development for four years and influenced by over 50 research studies about the relationship between music…

The website of the Centre for Applied & Inclusive Health Research (CAIR) has been launched to share the CAIR’s focus on developing and delivering research that can improve the health and wellbeing of the UK’s diverse population, reduce health inequalities and advance health care professional practice.   Founded and directed by Dr Karan Jutlla, CAIR’s inclusive…