A British research team has successfully exposed healthy brain tissue from living people to a toxic form of a protein that’s linked to Alzheimer’s disease (taken from people who died from the disease), to show how it damages connections between brain cells in real time in what has been described as a ‘world first’. The…
Housing LIN, the Housing Learning and Improvement Network (which is a community of over 15,000 housing, health and social care professionals in England, Wales and Scotland), is seeking best practice examples of age-friendly homes and connected communities. Housing LIN say: “It is clear that there is an urgent need for innovative housing policies and solutions…
A film ‘Debunking dementia: See the person, not the diagnosis’ has been shared by BBC Ideas with the aim of challenging ‘Five myths about dementia’. Created by Living Words and made in partnership with The Open University, the film features people living with dementia, family carers and professionals. You can watch the film here: https://youtu.be/JPAKEPj5ebI?si=xX3FwsbQnf1wzoDN
The National Activity Providers Association (NAPA) has shared guidance for care homes on supporting individuals with hearing loss and deafness. The guidance features practical care advice, plus 100 activities to do with people in care homes who are deaf, hearing impaired or who have tinnitus. You can view and/or download the guidance here: https://digital.napa-activities.co.uk/view/719549247/
ITV’s Coronation Street has depicted young onset dementia in one of its characters, with Debbie Webster being diagnosed at 56-years-old with vascular dementia. ITV have been working with Dementia UK on the storyline, and Dr Hilda Hayo, CEO and Chief Admiral Nurse at Dementia UK, says: “We are pleased to be working alongside Coronation Street…
The National Activity Providers Association (NAPA) has shared their Year of Musical Expression Toolkit. The toolkit, which is freely available, features resources, ideas and inspiration for incorporating music into activities in a meaningful and engaging way. You can view and/or download the toolkit here: https://digital.napa-activities.co.uk/view/435010468/
Carers UK has launched awards to recognise and celebrate unpaid carers. The awards, which are part of Carers UK’s 60th anniversary year celebrations https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/carers-uk-celebrating-their-60th-year-in-2025, have ten categories to recognise the work of individuals, local groups, networks and employers who support carers through their actions and/or practices. Nominations opened on Tuesday 29 April 2025 and close…
Following an application process for the UK’s second Centre of Excellence for Music and Dementia (which we reported on here: https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/applications-open-for-second-centre-of-excellence-for-music-and-dementia), Hertfordshire has been named as the successful applicant. Funded through The National Academy for Social Prescribing’s Power of Music Fund, which is supported by The Rayne Foundation, The Utley Foundation and others, the work…
Care Talk has published a dementia care white paper following a roundtable event they held in London in April 2025. Entitled, ‘Collaborating for Change: Shaping the Future of Dementia Care (Championing change, reimaging dementia care together), the white paper includes sections on: It also includes key takeaway and recommendations. Dementia Community was represented at the…
The Care Workers’ Charity (CWC) has published ‘Centring Care Workers – A Guide’, which has been co-produced with CWC’s Care Worker Advisory Board. The Guide is designed to help organisations and leaders engage meaningfully with care workers, and documents practical approaches for involving care workers in decision-making, service design and policy development. Karolina Gerlich, CEO…