Music for Dementia collaborate with care home to make film showing the power of live music

As the Health and Care Bill reached the final stages of its progress through parliament on 23 March, Alzheimer’s Society urged the government to make last-minute changes to its plans for funding social care. The charity warned that up to 80% of people living with dementia would not benefit from a proposed cap of £86,000…

Fears that dementia care could be a target of cuts have grown after Jeremy Hunt, the new chancellor of the exchequer, said that all government departments would need to find savings. In an open letter to Hunt, the National Care Forum (NCF) said that public spending cuts to adult social care would be “disastrous” and…

Researchers from Bold (Bringing Out Leaders in Dementia) Scotland, in conjunction with the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Healthy Ageing Challenge and the University of Edinburgh, are looking for research participants to share their goals and challenges if they work in the following areas:  To participate, please contact:  Dr. Frankie Greenwood Email: F.greenwood@ed.ac.uk  Or Lama Abbas: Email:…

Government guidance on care home visiting in England was updated on 24 February, confirming that there are no nationally set direct restrictions on visiting in care homes.  The Department of Health and Social Care says it expects care providers to facilitate visits wherever possible and in a risk-managed way.  The revised guidance covers visits that…

The William Sutton Prize for Connected Communities has been launched.  The Prize supports innovative, impact-led ideas that enhance social housing residents’ physical, emotional and social wellbeing. Up to £25,000 in funding, along with support from Clarion and the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design at the Royal College of Art, is available.   The organisers say:   “No…

Skills for Care has launched ‘The Training Hub’, an online learning platform designed for adult social care providers in England. The platform provides eLearning across four categories: statutory and mandatory training, enhanced care, health and safety, and leadership and management. Skills for Care have made the initial courses available from June 2026, with further additions…