The Alzheimer’s Society has shared information on functional cognitive disorder (FCD). FCD causes difficulties with memory and thinking which can mean it is mistaken for dementia.
You can view the FCD information here: https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/blog/functional-cognitive-disorder-fcd
Softwood Books and Gipping Press Ltd has launched Mirador Magazine in the UK. Mirador is an award-winning magazine designed for people living with dementia. It features large-print text, uses a sans serif font and follows a thoughtfully designed layout. The pages are ad-free and focus on positive, uplifting stories about nature, science, history and art….
Music for Dementia has launched a new campaign urging people considering music for a person with dementia to ‘Give it a go!’ To support their campaign, a new film has been shared featuring five families talking about how music helps them in their lives with dementia. You can view the film here: Find out more…
Alzheimer’s Society has partnered with the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to support investment in four research projects under the umbrella of Dementia Network Plus. The Projects/Networks who’ve been awarded funding are: EMPOWER Network Plus EQUADEM Network Plus SPINNET Network Plus Working with dementia Network Plus Each…
Dancing again: When Phyllis Haine (centre), who lives at the Aldbury care home in Poole, said she wanted to do the foxtrot and the waltz, staff set out to make her wish come true. Companionship team leader Sue Miles (right) says Phyllis often shares happy memories of putting on sparkly dancing shoes and arranged for…
An additional £60 million is being given to local authorities to support adult social care during January as Omicron cases rise. This Omicron Support Fund comes on top of £388 million already announced by the government for infection control and testing in the care sector. “Protecting care staff and people who use social care services…
The forthcoming national dementia strategy will include a major focus on prevention and research, health secretary Sajid Javid told delegates at the annual conference of the Alzheimer’s Society this week (17 May), announcing a 10-year plan he said would be visionary, properly funded and “more ambitious than anything we’ve done before”. Data suggests as much…