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…
A blog by Age UK charity director Caroline Abrahams on the charity’s website provides a useful summary of the High Court’s recent ruling on the government’s policy of discharging older people from hospitals into care homes at the outset of Covid-19. The webpage, titled: The court decision on discharges into care homes, explains that while…
The Art and Dementia Toolkit is an online resource designed for people with dementia and their support network. Produced by the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, it is a creative learning resource with 10 arts activities inspired by artworks in the Sydney museum’s collection. There are five themes: paint to music, printmaking, continuous line drawing,…
Clinical commissioning groups were abolished in July to be replaced by integrated care systems (ICSs), but what are they? Charity Dementia UK seeks to provide answers on a webpage titled: A guide to integrated care systems. ICSs are partnerships between the NHS, local authorities and other local providers and hope to offer joined up services. …
Palliative and End of Life Care Statutory Guidance has been published by NHS England for new integrated care boards (ICBs). It sets out the duties of ICBs, highlighting that palliative care should be a multi-agency activity and that it should be provided by the right professional at the right time. “No single provider can provide…
Film recordings from the 35th Global Conference of Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), which took place in London in June, are being released on YouTube. Sessions will be posted on ADI’s YouTube channel during August – October, including plenary sessions, workshops and round-table discussions. Recordings on risk reduction and prevention (plenary 5), strengthening responses to dementia…
Dementia charity Music for my Mind says its Playlist Maker now includes YouTube as an option for listening to personalised playlists. It is already possible to listen on Spotify, but the charity says the YouTube option is free and easy to set up and navigate. To create a playlist, users begin by answering a questionnaire…
A webinar on dementia-friendly dining is scheduled for World Alzheimer’s Day on 21 September, courtesy of Quality Compliance Systems (QCS) and apetito. Taking place at 11am the webinar – titled “Best Practice Dining for People with Dementia” – will be led by Jackie Pool, a dementia care champion at QCS, Senga Currie, QCS head of…
As concerns grow about high vacancy rates in health and social care, the government has drawn up plans to hire more overseas workers before demand peaks in the winter. According to a report in the Times newspaper, health secretary Steve Barclay has instructed civil servants to significantly boost recruitment from overseas, including India and the…
Participation rates in late-stage dementia drug trials have been described by Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) as “shockingly low”. According to ARUK, just 61 people were recruited to these trials last year, around 100 times fewer than for cancer and 10 times fewer than for either stroke or coronary heart disease. The charity published the figures…