A podcast and video published to mark Dementia Action Week explores the skills of storytelling and listening as a way to connect with older people with memory loss. Produced by Royal Star & Garter, which runs care homes for armed forces veterans and their partners, the online learning tools were made following workshops and one-to-one…
Gardening for health charity Thrive has produced a garden action pack called Get Gardening Without a Garden. The pack, intended for people with dementia among others, gives tips on experiencing the wellbeing benefits of gardening without having a garden. There are sections on containers, window boxes, house plants and much more. Research by Thrive indicates…
Numbers of Admiral Nurses should be more than doubled if families affected by dementia are to receive the support they need. That is the view of Admiral Nurse charity Dementia UK, which launched the call for more specialist nursing capacity on International Nurses Day (May 12). “We hear time and time again from families who…
With ticket sales due to close on May 29th, it’s the last chance to book places for NAPA’s 11th annual conference on June 6th. The focus of the conference run by NAPA – the National Activity Providers Association – will be “connected communities”, with expert speakers sharing their knowledge and experience followed by an afternoon…
“It’s not called getting old, it’s called getting ill” is the name of a new Alzheimer’s Society campaign launched in Dementia Action Week (May 15-21) to stress the benefits of a diagnosis. New research reveals “widespread confusion” over dementia symptoms as many people think they are merely signs of old age. And one in three…
Solihull in the Midlands will be festooned with forget-me-nots to promote Dementia Action Week (15-21 May) thanks to staff at the MACC Care Group. Crocheted forget-me-nots will decorate shop windows and volunteers have been invited to knit sections of a large blue scarf for a giant gorilla statue in the town centre. Staff from the…
Nearly half a million pounds has been invested in research to find out how people affected by dementia can influence community development and how their political exclusion can be addressed. The project at the University of Stirling, in collaboration with four other UK and international universities, will look at engagement in community planning and commissioning,…
Just a few months after the announcement of lecanemab as a drug for slowing Alzheimer’s progression, a second new drug has been announced by pharmaceutical firm Eli Lilly. Called donanemab, it is also a monoclonal antibody drug for removing amyloid protein that builds up in the brain as Alzheimer’s disease progresses. In people with mild…
Residents from Royal Star & Garter’s veterans’ care homes sent best wishes to King Charles for his Coronation Day on 6 May. Bob, Monica and Derek (top l-r) and Anne, Barbara and Rosemary (bottom l-r) are pictured in the video message. Navy spouse Barbara wishes the monarch a “very successful reign”, while RAF veteran Derek…
Dementia Enquirers, a project in which people with dementia lead their own research, won the Research and Innovation category at Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Hero Awards. The Society said that Dementia Enquirers were developing their own skills as dementia researchers and challenging prevailing research systems. Among other winners of the awards, which celebrate shining examples of…