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 space and en-suite bedrooms.
You can find out more here: https://hmtnordenhouse.org
Lewy body dementia finds itself in the conference limelight in the coming months, with an international conference in June and a masterclass in November. The International Lewy Body Dementia Conference takes place in Newcastle upon Tyne on 15 and 16 June, including a scientific strand for professionals/researchers and a strand for people with the condition…
The London and Yorkshire & Humber Clinical Networks have developed a toolkit on appropriate prescribing of antipsychotic medication in dementia. Its aim is to promote good practice and to reduce variation in prescribing practice between the regions of England. The resource is intended to support primary care, care homes and memory assessment services, among others,…
A study published in the Alzheimer’s and Dementia Journal has linked low levels of unsaturated fats, like omega fatty acids, to Alzheimer’s in women. Researchers from King’s College London found levels of unsaturated fats in female patients with Alzheimer’s disease were up to 20% lower than those in the blood samples of cognitively healthy women….
Wendy Mitchell’s latest book “What I wish people knew about dementia,” due for publication on 20 January, combines her customary wit and wisdom for a more positive outlook on dementia that the one usually presented in the media. The sequel to Wendy’s best-selling memoir “Somebody I Used to Know,” the new book is described by…
Artist Willy Gilder’s Self Portrait with Alzheimer’s has won a prize in an art competition run by The Edinburgh Practice together with Alzheimer Scotland. Willy says: “It was painted shortly after diagnosis and represents an amount of confusion”.
New liberty protection safeguards (LPS) are expected to replace the deprivation of liberty safeguards (DoLS) shortly and a half-day masterclass will look at the law as it stands and cover the plans for reform. It will look at the situation in residential care, the community and in hospital settings. Among the topics to be covered…