The iTalkBetter app, developed by the Neurotherapeutics Group at University College of London’s Queen Square Institute of Neurology (and supported by the Wellcome Trust), has been shown by an NIHR-supported study to significantly improve speech for people with the language disorder aphasia. Aphasia is commonly caused by a stroke, severe head injury or brain tumours…
Last year Dementia UK launched a competition inviting children to submit artwork that described their experiences of dementia https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/childrens-dementia-art-competition. Some of the entries are now on display in a pop-up exhibition in London’s Paternoster Square, City of London, EC4M 7DX. The exhibition runs from Monday 11 March to Sunday 17 March 2024, and is being staffed during working…
The University of Stirling’s Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) have launched a new film to share low-cost dementia design principles that can enable people with dementia to maintain their independence and live at home for longer. The short film is intended to provide accessible information for people with dementia, their families and carers and can…
The BBC One series ‘Sort Your Life Out’ is looking for families or households affected by dementia to take part in a new series. Producers are keen to speak to people from all walks of life, with varying backgrounds and experiences, who may need a helping hand decluttering and organising their home. It’s anticipated that…
Sibstar, a debit card and mobile app for people living with dementia and their families has secured a £125K investment after appearing on the BBC Dragons’ Den programme. Jayne Sibley was inspired to begin Sibstar after her experiences of caring for both of her parents with dementia. Jayne said of her experience on the show: …
The Scottish Dementia Alumni, a group of campaigning friends in Scotland who each have a diagnosis of dementia, are working on a new peer-to-peer publication about dementia and continence. They are looking for anyone willing to share resources or personal experiences (anonymously if preferred) to inform their publication. You can contact the Scottish Dementia Alumni…
The Centre for Dementia Research at Leeds Beckett University are offering a fully funded PhD to research the experiences and support needs of social care staff in the management of long-term conditions alongside dementia. It is funded by the NIHR Three Schools Dementia Research programme, and is aimed at individuals looking to develop a career…
Adopt a Grandparent have launched a new series of webinars to share the impact they are making and encourage more care homes and volunteers to register with them. Adopt a Grandparent pair older, socially isolated care home residents (including people with dementia) with volunteers worldwide to combat loneliness and encourage intergenerational relationships. Established as a…
Magic Me, an intergenerational arts charity, have published ‘DARE TO IMAGINE – A care home’s guide to creativity’. This free resource builds on Magic Me’s Artists’ Residencies in Care Homes (ARCH) programme that saw arts companies team up with care homes to create new artworks with and for older care home residents. ‘Dare to Imagine’…
Leaders from across social care have come together to discuss the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) and the benefits and risks of AI. Following this, a position statement has been published by the Oxford Institute for Ethics in AI, and it can be read here: https://www.oxford-aiethics.ox.ac.uk/oxford-statement-responsible-use-generative-ai-adult-social-care.