Greensleeves Care has launched a campaign to support individuals and families to learn more about care.
‘Get Care Wise’ is a guide to support individuals and families to start thinking about care early on, so they can feel more confident and equipped to make decisions for themselves or their loved ones when the time comes.
Download the free guide here: https://www.greensleeves.org.uk/n/get-care-wise/
Amateur rugby players have followed their professional counterparts in launching a lawsuit over brain injuries causing dementia. More than 55 players sent a “letter of claim” to rugby governing bodies, including the Rugby Football Union, as a prelude to a lawsuit. The players claim that governing bodies were negligent in failing to protect them from…
The government has admitted plans to cut its promised investment in the social care workforce by half, down to £250 million from the £500 million pledged when the social care white paper was published in 2021. Widely condemned by social care leaders, the move comes in spite of the 165,000 staff vacancies across the sector. …
The Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) have published a blog exploring the topic of Trompe l’oeil (French for ‘deceive the eye’). This is an artistic term, often associated with painting, that tricks the viewer into perceiving painted objects or spaces as real. DSDC have highlighted this technique as inappropriate within care home environments for people…
Participants are being invited to join the Peggi app programme. The Peggi app is designed to support families caring for loved ones with dementia by providing a distraction and intrusion free platform that helps to build a person’s life story. You can watch a film about the Peggi app here: https://youtu.be/c4KMTc7DlYo?si=X3g9gUJFBwOiY-uz 500 participants are being…
A church commission on the future of care has launched a public consultation inviting individuals and organisations to contribute views on what is working well in care and what needs to change. The Archbishops’ Commission on Reimagining Care aims to reshape the national response to ageing and disability by identifying practical ideas and gathering examples…
Team members at Hallmark Care Homes raised more than £8,900 with a 26-mile charity walk for Alzheimer’s Society. Hallmark managing director Aneurin Brown led his staff on the Trek26 walk, a wider challenge mounted by the Society to bring in much needed funds for the services it provides. “I’m incredibly proud of my team for…