Maria Parsons describes some of the highlights of the annual conference of the National Activity Providers Association, held in Liverpool in January 2026. Maria Pasiecznik Parsons is the Development Lead for Dementia Community. Raising the curtain on a Year of Culture’, Journal of Dementia Care, 34(2) p.14. Founded in 1997 to improve the quality of…...
Toby Williamson describes his experience of the 19th UK Dementia Congress, held in Manchester in November 2025. Toby Williamson is editor of the Journal of Dementia Care (JDC). Reference: Williamson, T. (2026) ‘UK Dementia Congress 2025 – so many highlights’, Journal of Dementia Care, 34(1) pp. 12-13. The UK Dementia Congress in November 2025 was…...
Truswell, D. and Pasiecznik Parsons, M. (2026) ‘Singing and Dancing in the Rain: Reflections on the ‘Only Connect’ International Community Symposium’, Journal of Dementia Care, 34(1) pp. 14-15. In October 2025 the creative, intergenerational and inclusive ‘Only Connect’ dementia network held its third conference in Cornwall. David Truswell and Maria Pasiecznik Parsons describe the event,…...
Pasiecznik Parsons M, Williamson T (2025) Creative Dementia: Arts for Health and Wellbeing. Journal of Dementia Care 33(4) 14-18 In June 2025 Dementia Community and the Creative Dementia Arts Network staged a conference in Bristol exploring creative arts for dementia. Maria Pasiecznik Parsons and Toby Williamson describe the event, with some of their personal highlights…....