The Scottish government has passed ‘Anne’s Law’ to give care home residents legal rights to visits from a designated loved one. The law is named after Anne Duke, a woman with dementia who died in November 2021 after being separated from her family during the Covid-19 pandemic and follows a campaign by Anne’s daughter. Anne’s…
The National Activity Providers Association (NAPA) has launched an activity toolkit entitled ‘Technology in Activity Provision’. The toolkit is designed to help activity practitioners use technology to complement their practice, including to support music and reminiscence activities and maintain connection with family members and friends via video calls. NAPA describe their vision for using this…
The Care Workers’ Charity (CWC) has launched ‘Centring Care Workers: A Guide’. The guide, which was co-produced with the CWC Care Worker Advisory Board, is intended to help organisations and leaders to engage meaningfully with care workers by providing practical approaches to involving care workers in decision-making, service design and policy development. Karolina Gerlich, CEO…
The National Activity Providers Association (NAPA) has launched an activity toolkit entitled ‘Celebrating Intergenerational Activities’. The toolkit, which compliments the work of Global Intergenerational Week, includes practical guidance, tips for planning intergenerational activities and ideas for adapting activities for social care settings. NAPA say: “Bringing people of different ages together creates opportunities for connection, shared…
Dementia UK has launched a British Sign Language (BSL) service to support people who are deaf or hard of hearing to access Admiral Nurses. The service is in partnership with Sign Solutions and offers free online dementia support appointments with a BSL interpreter and an Admiral Nurse. This film explains more about Dementia UK’s BSL…
The Cancer Professionals Podcast has aired two episodes entitled ‘More than a diagnosis: Dementia and cancer together’. The podcast episodes feature Andy Woodhead, who is living with dementia, Rachel Daly, Academy Lead Admiral Nurse at Dementia UK, and Lorraine Burgess, Macmillan Dementia Nurse Consultant. They discuss different aspects of living with dementia and cancer, including…
Dementia UK’s Health Inequalities Team has published a leaflet and information to support the LGBT+ community. The new resources have been created by Admiral Nurses and include advice about finding support, dealing with stigma and discrimination and accessing health and social care services. You can find out more here: https://www.dementiauk.org/information-and-support/living-with-dementia/supporting-lgbtq-people-with-dementia/ Read/download the leaflet here: https://www.dementiauk.org/wp-content/uploads/demenita-uk-LGBT.pdf.