Global Ageing Network 2025 Research Forum Report published 

Solihull in the Midlands will be festooned with forget-me-nots to promote Dementia Action Week (15-21 May) thanks to staff at the MACC Care Group.  Crocheted forget-me-nots will decorate shop windows and volunteers have been invited to knit sections of a large blue scarf for a giant gorilla statue in the town centre. Staff from the…

Quality Compliance Systems (QCS) has used the recent Black History Month to share a free resource: ‘The Culturally Appropriate Care Guide’.  The guide is aimed at care providers across England, Scotland and Wales and supports the delivery of person-centred care that respects the cultural identities of people who draw on care and support services.  QCS…

The Health and Social Care Committee’s Independent Expert Panel has published a report evaluating palliative care in England.  The report focuses on five key areas:  Read the report here: https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/50461/documents/273119/default/  The report mentions dementia multiple times, including referencing evidence provided to the Committee by Dementia UK: https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/139580/pdf/ 

The Lewy Body Society’s annual Scarf for Lewy event has seen a mile of homemade scarves wrapped around Manchester’s Central Hall to raise awareness of Lewy body dementia.  CEO of the Lewy Body Society, Jacqui Cannon, says:  “It is wonderful that wool has brought all our supporters together again in such a colourful and cosy way. People…

Kunstmuseum Den Haag gallery in Holland has started to run Art Connection tours for people with dementia and their carers.  These tours aim to spark the senses of people with dementia, creating a more enriching gallery experience.  On the first tour, residents from a care home and their carers looked at four artworks. The museum…

Ex-rugby player Steve Thompson, who was diagnosed with young onset dementia in 2020, has announced that the documentary he made for the BBC entitled ‘Head On: Rugby, Dementia and Me’ that was first aired in October 2022 has had its availability continued on the BBC iPlayer platform.  You can view the documentary here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001ctkw/head-on-rugby-dementia-and-me