Technology company CareSmart is marketing Connected Care, which supports people with social care needs to live independently in their own homes. Connected Care kits include what the company describes as discreet activity sensors that can be placed around the home and are connected to a central 4G hub to check that the person is going about their daily activity as expected.
Housing and care provider Anchor has become a Real Living Wage employer, agreeing to pay staff a minimum of £10.90 an hour outside London and £11.95 within London. The provider employs over 9,000 staff across the country and claims to be the largest to achieve accreditation as a living wage employer by the Living Wage…
Winning ways: Artist Willy Gilder’s Self Portrait with Alzheimer’s has won a prize in an art competition run by the Edinburgh Practice together with Alzheimer Scotland. Willy says: “It was painted shortly after diagnosis and represents an amount of confusion”. Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2021, he lives in Edinburgh and devotes his time to painting,…
While UK government funding of dementia research is falling the US Congress has announced a $289 million increase for Alzheimer’s and dementia research funding at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). For the fiscal year 2022, this includes $25 million to fund and implement the BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Act, which creates a public health infrastructure…
The BBC One series ‘Sort Your Life Out’ is looking for families or households affected by dementia to take part in a new series. Producers are keen to speak to people from all walks of life, with varying backgrounds and experiences, who may need a helping hand decluttering and organising their home. It’s anticipated that…
Nearly 400 former football and rugby professionals were due to file legal claims on Tuesday 5 April for brain injuries that have resulted in cases of young onset dementia. Included among the 378 claimants are 100 former rugby league players, 40 former rugby union players and 14 former footballers, who allege that the games’ governing…
Game changer: Tennis coach Judy Murray – mother of former Wimbledon champion Andy – shared her top tips for brain health and mental wellbeing at Edinburgh Dementia Café. Part of a Brain Health Scotland initiative, Judy’s approach makes use of everyday items like balloons, ribbons and soft balls to make tennis accessible. “I’ve seen the…