A new website, DemCon, has been launched to provide information to support people living with dementia at home to manage continence. The website – which is still under development – was created by researchers at the University of Southampton and King’s College London, with funding from the Alzheimer’s Society and the National Institute for Health…
Researchers at the University of East Anglia are recruiting children and young people aged 4-15-years-old who are affected by dementia, and dementia professionals who work with young people affected by dementia, to take part in the CareCoach research study (interviews and workshops). CareCoach aims to create digital resources to support children and young people who…
Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) has launched their seventh report in their ‘From Plan to Impact’ series, which tracks the progress of WHO Member States towards achieving the targets of the Global Action Plan on the public health response to dementia. This report looks at progress towards the targets of the Global Action Plan, highlighting the…
Eurocare research carried out by University College London and St George’s University of London, with support from UK charity Carers Trust and research teams in Spain, Norway and Germany, has documented the impact unpaid care has on the mental health of those providing it, and how unpaid care is more likely to be provided by…
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Foundation, in collaboration with the University of Salford, has created the position of the first Chair of Adult Social Care Nursing. Dr Claire Pryor has been appointed to the role. Dr Pryor currently works as an Assistant Professor of adult nursing at Northumbria University, specialising in frailty, social care…
UK dementia charities Alzheimer’s Society, Dementia UK, Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK Dementia Research Institute and Alzheimer Scotland have collaborated to create ‘Dementia: a manifesto’. The coalition’s manifesto calls on the next UK Government to make dementia a key priority, with actions to prevent, diagnose, support, care and research. You can read the manifesto here: https://www.dementiauk.org/wp-content/uploads/dementia-uk-dementia-coalition-manifesto-2024.pdf
Singer and actress Anita Harris has released ‘Never lose hope’, a poignant song in memory of her late husband. Anita, who wrote the song herself, recorded ‘Never lose hope’ to raise funds for Alzheimer’s Research UK. Her husband Mike died only a few days after their golden wedding anniversary in May 2023, and Anita has…
The National Activity Provides Association (NAPA) has launched the Involvement Pack for the 2024 Arts in Care Homes (AICH) programme. Taking place on 24 September, Arts in Care Homes is themed this year around ‘Home’ and what home really means to a person living in a care home. The programme will be led by new…
Alzheimer Scotland’s Commission on the Future of Long-Term Care in Scotland has published a report with 16 key recommendations that they hope will be addressed as a central Scottish Government priority. The Commission, led by former First Minister of Scotland and Alzheimer Scotland Ambassador Henry McLeish, has identified key challenges in the planning and commissioning…
Professor David Jolley has died, at home, after a long illness. He was a strong supporter of the Journal of Dementia Care and the UK Dementia Congress. Barbara Stephens of Dementia Community writes: “David learned first about new approaches to the care of older people with dementia and similar disorders as a medical student, spending…