The National Activity Providers Association (NAPA) has announced that the theme for the 2025 National Day of Arts in Care Homes is ‘Going Green’. NAPA say: “We chose ‘Green’ because it offers a rich and versatile source of inspiration for care settings and arts organisations alike. From using recycled, repurposed or natural materials to drawing…
Alzheimer Scotland has used Scottish Dementia Awareness Week 2025 to highlight the importance of friendship for enhancing wellbeing in every stage of dementia, both for people living with dementia and family/unpaid carers/care partners. Under the banner of their ‘Every step’ campaign, Alzheimer Scotland shared stories from people personally affected by dementia talking about how friendship…
The call for abstracts for the 2026 Global Conference of ADI, which will take place on 14-16 April 2026 in Lyon, France (in collaboration with France Alzheimer) has been opened by Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI). There are 48 abstract topics to choose from under seven abstract submission categories, which are: Find out more and submit…
The King’s Birthday Honours List 2025 has recognised the work of two people living with dementia – Chris Maddocks and Joy Watson – who have both been awarded a BEM. Chris is a Trustee for Alzheimer’s Society and has been honoured for services to advocacy and awareness for Lewy body dementia and LGBTQ+ dementia communities….
The National Care Forum (NCF) is looking for people interested in pioneering a new professional role in adult social care: Care Technologist. Care Technologists are a bridge between traditional care and current technological innovations. The aim of the role is to ensure that as technology is widely implemented it meets the needs of individuals drawing…
The Sciences of Ageing and the Culture of Youth (SAACY) research programme, funded by a UK Research and Innovation Future Leaders Fellowship, has hosted a policy lab which has now published a report entitled ‘Shifting representations of ageing in advertising, the media, and the creative industries’. The SAACY programme looks at perceptions of ageing in…
Following the success of last year’s Green Letter Days (as we reported on here: https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/green-letter-days) Dementia Adventure has shared their 2025 Green Letter Days programme. Green Letter Days this year include golf, cricket and tennis experiences, allotment adventures, an online flower workshop and more. Watch a film about Green Letter Days here: https://youtu.be/GLZzjha-nUY?si=vLI7XcRrAw6_qWZ1 Find out…
The Memory Services National Accreditation Programme (MSNAP) has published their Review Highlights report. The report celebrates areas of memory service practice that review teams have found particularly impressive, showcasing examples of good practice from MSNAP members. It also identifies standards that memory services often struggle to meet, with these commonly unmet standards being accompanied by…
Food for the Brain has launched a global research project to find the most effective dementia prevention interventions. The project is headed by Oxford University-trained neuroscientist Dr Tommy Wood, Associate Professor at the University of Washington, and aims to gather data from over 20 million people – a million each from the UK, Germany and…
‘A Divided Kingdom: Steps Towards Intergenerational Solidarity’ has been launched by Intergenerational England. This report makes the case for embedding intergenerational practice across sectors, from education and housing to health and workforce, and includes dementia care examples from general practice and community-based dementia cafes. Find out more and download the report here: https://www.intergenerationalengland.org/adividedkingdom