Alzheimer’s Society announce Accelerator and Launchpad partners for 2026

Researchers from the University of Suffolk are looking for 25 people to trial Snapshot Boxes in social care settings.  Snapshot Boxes, created by Suffolk firm Chronicle, are photo frames that play voice recordings, enabling a person with dementia to view photos alongside the voices of loved ones.  The trial is part of a six-month research project,…

Charlotte Stoner, a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Greenwich, is looking for feedback from people living with dementia about an application she is co-writing for a research project creating a new questionnaire about wellbeing for people with dementia. It’s hoped that the questionnaire will become a new measure that’s used in research…

Jersey General Hospital is seeking the views of people living with dementia and family members/carers to inform a new Hospital Dementia Charter that’s being created in collaboration with Dementia Jersey.  Hospital experiences are defined as being an out-patient, an in-patient, or visiting the emergency department within the last two years.  Feedback can be shared by booking a…

The Dementia and Housing Working Group (DHWG) has launched the new “dementia information hub”, which provides a forum for sharing information and ideas.  The DHWG says it will be a “go to resource” offering the best information, advice and support for people with dementia, their families and carers as well as policymakers, practitioners and academics. …

The National Dignity Council has launched a free, interactive Dignity Calendar. The calendar, which is aimed at care providers, is intended to help services plan and promote dignity‑in‑care initiatives. It includes national awareness days, practical activity ideas and prompts to support person‑centred care, staff learning and quality‑improvement work. You can find the calendar here: https://www.dignityincare.org.uk/calendar/…

The International Longevity Centre (ILC) has published a short report entitled, ‘Living well with dementia through care and support: it’s not rocket science’.  The report, supported by the Alzheimer’s Society and the Peter Sowerby Foundation, looks at the lack of support for people living with dementia and argues that better post-diagnostic support, investment in prevention…