More than 150 residents living in the St Monica Trust’s retirement villages and care homes – including people living with dementia – have been involved in the process of creating a new beer named ‘Hundred Not Out’. The beer is the result of sessions run by Hoppiness Brews, a Bristol-based Community Interest Company which aims…
Innovations in Dementia, working with Bangor University, has launched two surveys to help them understand what impact the ‘Knowledge is Power’ resources have had for people with personal experience of dementia, professionals and practitioners. Knowledge is Power is written by and for people living with dementia. We reported on the launch of these resources in…
Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) are looking for new participants for their Lived Experience Involvement Group. Alzheimer’s Research UK say: “This group plays a vital role in shaping our information resources, research priorities, and policy work – ensuring they reflect what truly matters to people affected by dementia.” Find out more about volunteering to be part…
Alzheimer’s Society has shared ‘7 ways to support a person with dementia in cold weather’. Topics covered include heating, dressing, movement and the benefits of natural daylight. Read the tips here: https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/blog/how-support-somebody-living-dementia-cold-weather
Applications are now open for the Care Innovation Challenge 2026. Hosted by the National Care Forum (NCF) and supported by Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) and partners, the Care Innovation Challenge unites entrepreneurs and innovators, university students and care sector colleagues to create solutions to key challenges facing the care sector. Entries are welcome from…
Carers UK has published ‘State of Caring 2025: The cost of caring – the impact of caring across carers’ lives’. The report is based on the experiences of over 10,500 carers who shared their experiences with Carers UK following the call to complete their annual survey (that we reported on here: https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/carers-uk-urge-unpaid-carers-to-participate-in-state-of-caring-survey-2025). State of Caring…
The Dementia Frontiers Fund has been launched by Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) and Gates Ventures, in collaboration with the Robertson Foundation and Alzheimer’s Disease Data Initiative, with support from the Q Charitable Trust. Described as, “A bold new multi-million-pound global initiative designed to address the most complex and urgent questions holding back progress in dementia…
The UK Government has launched The Dementia Patient Flow Research and Innovation (R&I) Challenge, which is the third of five challenges that are part of the Research and Development Missions Accelerator Programme. The Dementia Patient Flow R&I challenge is backed by £5m of funding and aims to harness research and technology to speed up dementia…
Researchers at Bangor University, in partnership with Dementia UK and Carers Trust, are looking for young people aged 11-16 who care for someone with dementia to participate in a study to help shape a national peer support programme for young dementia carers. Participants can be based in England or Wales. Please email Jen Roberts for…
A study published in the European Heart Journal has shown that middle-aged adults with signs of heart damage may be at increased risk of dementia in later life. The study, conducted by University College London (UCL) researchers, found that elevated levels (which may only be moderately raised and not cause any symptoms) of cardiac troponin…