Herbert Protocol launches on the Isle of Man 

The Longitude Prize on Dementia*, that is driving the creation of personalised, technology-based tools that are co-created with people living with dementia, have announced a partnership with social innovation charity Social Tech Trust.  This partnership will support The Longitude Prize on Dementia by enabling their 24 International Discovery Award Teams to develop working prototypes of…

Dementia UK and the Alzheimer’s Society have both produced information to support people with dementia to be able to vote in the upcoming General Election.  Read Dementia UK’s ‘A guide to voting in the General Election for people living with dementia’ here: https://www.dementiauk.org/news/voting-and-dementia/  Read Alzheimer’s Society’s ‘Can people with dementia vote?’ here: https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/blog/can-people-with-dementia-vote 

New research supports the view that healthy living increases life expectancy, but also suggests that longer lives may not mean more years living with Alzheimer’s. Volunteers aged 65-plus for a US study reported what they ate and drank, how much exercise they did and how often they did activities like reading and crosswords. While healthier…

People living with dementia from South Asian communities will benefit from improved culturally sensitive support, thanks to a new online toolkit launched by universities and charities. The toolkit hosted by the Race Equality Foundation will provide enhanced care for members of South Asian communities – many of whom receive significantly less effective dementia care from statutory services compared to…

Housing LIN (Housing Learning and Improvement Network) has launched the fifth intake of their Future Leaders Programme.  Sponsored by Sovereign Network Group (SNG), this initiative aims to bring together up to 10 individuals (early-career professionals with no more than three years of experience in the housing and related sectors) who share a passion for improving housing…

Eurocare research carried out by University College London and St George’s University of London, with support from UK charity Carers Trust and research teams in Spain, Norway and Germany, has documented the impact unpaid care has on the mental health of those providing it, and how unpaid care is more likely to be provided by…