Alzheimer’s Society has shared ‘7 ways to support a person with dementia in cold weather’.
Topics covered include heating, dressing, movement and the benefits of natural daylight.
Read the tips here: https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/blog/how-support-somebody-living-dementia-cold-weather
Expert training in reminiscence arts in dementia care is to be held at the University of Greenwich over two days later this month. Scheduled for 19 and 20 January, the experiential course will be led by experienced practitioners and trainers with input from volunteers and former carers. It will be certificated by the European Reminiscence…
The Careology podcast has been launched. Produced by The Outstanding Society and supported by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), it is described as, ‘Your go-to podcast for research, fresh ideas, and real stories shaping the future of social care.’ The podcast covers the latest innovations and evidence-based practices, and hears from…
Woking’s Bernard Sunley care home, run by charity Friends for the Elderly, has been taking residents on a virtual round-the-world “cruise” complete with cultural experiences appropriate to each destination. Among those “aboard” HMS Bernard Sunley are (pictured) Brian Moore with an appetising Mediterranean cocktail and Rose Simmons with some Spanish souvenirs. “Our cruise passengers have…
Symbiosia, a UK social enterprise, are applying for funding from the EMPOWER Dementia Network+ to develop a booklet on intimate relationships and dementia and are inviting expressions of interest in this work. The aim of the booklet will be to raise public awareness of ‘sexual coercion within relationships affected by dementia whilst living at home’…
Supersense Technologies is looking for people living with dementia to pilot their SenS2 hub, which is one of the shortlisted technologies for the Longitude Prize on Dementia https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/finalists-longitude-prize-announced. The SenS2 hub is described as a unique monitoring system which works without cameras or microphones, and can help a person living with dementia to retain independence and…
An App version of the popular suite of environmental assessment tools originally developed by The King’s Fund and recently refreshed by the Association for Dementia Studies (ADS) is now available. Thanks to funding and support from Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board in Wales, the tools covering care homes, gardens, health centres, hospitals, housing and wards…