Simon’s Dementia Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) Activities Blog, a free, accessible library of over 250 themed activity pages designed to support ongoing (or maintenance) CST for people with mild to moderate dementia, has launched a vlog. The YouTube vlog, featuring Simon O’Donovan MBE who is a retired Dementia Nurse Specialist, is aimed at people living…
Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) has published a report entitled: ‘Values and the workforce: the expectations of people with lived experience’. The report is the culmination of work undertaken by TLAP, at the request of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), to support the development of the Care Workforce Pathway. TLAP talked to…
As recently reported https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/inequalities-initiative-funding, the Alzheimer’s Society has opened a funding call for research proposals that tackle healthcare inequalities for people living with dementia and their carers. The deadline for expressions of interest has now been extended to 23 September 2024 to allow more researchers with ideas to tackle inequalities in dementia diagnosis and post-diagnostic support to apply. …
You have until Friday 6 September 2024 to nominate for the NAPA Awards. These awards recognise excellence in activity provision, and Dementia Community are the sponsors of ‘The Dementia Care and Engagement Award’. Find out more and make your nomination(s) here: https://napa-activities.co.uk/napa-membership/the-national-activity-awards-2024 Interviews will be held from 30 Sept – 4 October 2024, finalists will be…
The Alzheimer’s Society has teamed up with the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme to encourage professionals within and outside of the NHS to develop ideas that could help improve the lives of people affected by dementia. The Programme, which is free and intended to fit around participants existing work, will give those involved skills and knowledge…
The Royal College of Psychiatrists, as part of the National Audit of Dementia, has published their Memory Services Spotlight Audit 2023-24. Statistics from the audit include: Standards for this audit were drawn from the Dementia Care Pathway Full Implementation Guidance by the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health and Memory Services National Accreditation Programme (MSNAP)…
The British Dietetic Association (BDA) has collaborated with the National Association of Care Catering (NACC) to launch the Care Home Digest, a menu planning and food service guideline to support care homes. The BDA’s Food Services Specialist Group and Older People Specialist Group worked on the resource, and it is described as a ‘first of…
NICE publish draft guidance not recommending it for NHS use One of the new generation of drugs to treat Alzheimer’s disease, lecanemab, has been licenced by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for prescription by doctors in Britain. Read more about the MHRA decision here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/lecanemab-licensed-for-adult-patients-in-the-early-stages-of-alzheimers-disease National Institute for Health and Care Excellence…
The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has published new resources linked to the LGBTQ+ Older Adult Social Care Assessment (LOASCA) project, led by the University of Birmingham. The resources include: A new animated video depicting a range of social care assessment responses to ‘Fran’ an older LGBTQ+ adult: https://youtu.be/t8T8HxaPTS4?si=o0kWZRvP3-gQYoIg A graphic novel presenting some…
The #MyNeuroSurvey has been launched to understand the treatment, care and support being provided for people affected by neurological conditions. The survey, which is open to anyone with a condition that affects the brain, spinal cord or central nervous system, is the largest patient survey of people affected by neurological conditions and their friends and…