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…
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published a new guideline entitled, ‘Falls: assessment and prevention in older people and in people 50 and over at higher risk’. The guideline updates and replaces the 2013 NICE guideline on falls and includes recommendations on: Professor Jonathan Benger, Chief Medical Officer and Interim Director…
The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) has launched a new national campaign entitled ‘Care Can’t Wait’. The campaign aims to raise awareness about what adult social care is and how it enables millions of people to live their life on their own terms. The campaign website has a downloadable toolkit, and offers…
Age UK has launched ‘Act Now, Age Better’, a campaign that they hope will start a national conversation about how people can become more physically active in their 50s and 60s to help ensure a healthier and more independent later life. The campaign is inspired by new research from Age UK that shows: Paul Farmer,…
The UK Government has launched a 12 week call for evidence to inform England’s first ever Men’s Health Strategy. Men of all ages and backgrounds are being urged to contribute their insights, along with health and social care professionals, academics, employers and stakeholder organisations. The call for evidence asks for participants views on what is…