Isle of Man charity, Forget Me Not, in collaboration with the Isle of Man Constabulary has brought the Herbert Protocol to the Isle of Man. People on the island with dementia – which is estimated to be 1,800 individuals – can obtain a wristband or fob with a QR code. If the person is lost,…
Vanessa Tang, a second year Trainee Clinical Psychologist at Teesside University, is looking for unpaid/family carers to participate in her study of robotic pet ownership amongst people living with dementia. The aim of this research is to explore and describe people’s experiences of caring for a family member living with dementia who owns a robotic…
STrAtegies for RelaTives (START) from University College London (UCL) is offering online certificated training for clinical and non-clinical professionals to deliver START. START is an eight-session manualised intervention that supports the development of coping strategies for carers of people with dementia. Benefits of the programme include improving carers mental health and quality of life. You…
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Access to Disability Equipment is looking for participants for a short survey about barriers to accessing community care disability equipment. The survey is open to individuals, families, carers, and professionals, including anyone with personal or professional experience of dementia who has found accessing disability equipment difficult. The findings will…
The Care and Support Alliance (CSA) is looking for a diverse range of pen portraits to help the Casey Commission (which we last reported on here: https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/casey-commission-terms-of-reference-published) to understand the real-life experiences of people who need, use, or provide care and support. It’s hoped the pen portraits will reflect the experiences of older people, disabled…
Carers UK are urging unpaid carers to complete their State of Caring Survey 2025. State of Caring is an annual survey that represents the UK’s most comprehensive study of unpaid carers’ experiences. The results help to inform the work of Carers UK, the UK Government, local authorities, health and social care services, charities, and carers…
Following the Providers Unite social care Day of Action earlier this year (that we reported on here: https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/providers-unite-announce-social-care-day-of-action) a documentary has now been released. Entitled ‘The Backbone of Care’, the documentary – which was filmed between February and July 2025 – includes footage from the Day of Action, alongside interviews and statistics. You can view…
A collaboration between Engage, a deaf-awareness training and development organisation, Care England and care home provider Nightingale Hammerson has produced a white paper entitled ‘Hearing Loss in Care Homes – A Call to Action’. The white paper includes practical experiences from the work of Engage across multiple care homes, alongside extensive research and insights from…
The Together Project and Creative Engagement Services has successfully completed a grassroots intergenerational pilot project entitled ‘Haringey Intergenerational Podcast’. The pilot project brought together young people aged 14–18 from Bruce Grove Youth Space and older people aged 72–85 from the local Haringey community to connect through the creation of podcasts. The podcast episodes feature shared…
‘Taking Care’, a documentary with Hollywood stars Seth and Lauren Rogen sharing their personal experiences of dementia, has been released. Lauren’s mother, Adele, was diagnosed with young onset Alzheimer’s disease aged 55. She died in 2020. Seth and Lauren Rogen say of the film: “This film is a part of us, as deeply personal as…