Applications open for NIHR Researcher Development Programme for Social Care Nurses

Charities Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) and Music for Dementia have teamed up on a programme to provide new music playlists for broadcast and to encourage more people with dementia to volunteer for research. In return for supplying playlists for Music for Dementia’s m4dradio.com  radio stations, ARUK hopes that more volunteers will come forward for a…

The Together Project are looking for nominations of care homes in London who could host Songs and Smiles sessions.  The sessions would be part-funded by the City Bridge Foundation, and would bring older residents and 0-4 year olds (with their grown-ups) together to share music, play and laughter.  Find out more here: https://thetogetherproject.org.uk/nominate-a-care-home 

Together in Dementia Everyday (TIDE) has launched a survey to understand the experiences of unpaid carers when the person they care for moves into a care home.  They will use the data collected to write a report for the Care Quality Commission (CQC) about how care homes can ensure that carers continue to feel involved…

Anyone working in post-diagnostic dementia support is being urged to use a Policy Brief entitled ‘Reablement: meeting the challenges facing dementia services’.  The Policy Brief addresses key issues relating to implementing and accessing reablement in dementia care, and comes from collaborative work from numerous organisations worldwide.  The promotion for this Policy Brief says:  “Whether you are…

Research published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia – The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association, has suggested that a common herpes virus that can cause a chronic gut infection is linked to changes in the immune system seen in Alzheimer’s disease.   Researchers in the US found that the virus, which is found in most people but usually…

Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) has documented how future dementia care may evolve following the announcement that NHS England is being dissolved.  The functions of NHS England are set to be integrated into the work of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), and ARUK have put together some overarching information alongside a ‘Frequently Asked…