The Alzheimer’s Society – through their Time for Dementia programme – are recruiting families to take part in virtual sessions to help educate students training to be healthcare professionals. The Time for Dementia team are looking for people with dementia and someone who can support them during a session, IE a family member or friend….
A survey has been launched by researchers from the LEAP (LGBTQ+ Inclusive Home Care Provision for Older People) study, supported by Skills for Care, to gather views on how prepared home care workers feel when supporting older (aged 60+) LGBTQ+ people. Researchers are looking to use insights from the survey to improve training, confidence and…
A survey has been launched by the University of Chester and the Burdett Trust for Nursing as part of a study exploring nurses’ awareness of the Women’s Health Strategy and its effectiveness on improving the health of older women in nursing homes. The research team say: “In August 2022, recognising the disparities in women’s health…
Care England has launched a survey about gender inequality in the adult social care workforce. The survey aims to gather evidence relating to the intersection between gender inequality and other factors (for example, socioeconomic background, unpaid caring responsibilities, age, contract type etc) and career progression in the sector. Care England say: “The adult social care…
Baroness Casey, who chairs the Casey Commission into Adult Social Care in England (which we have reported on here https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/?s=Casey+Commission), has given a speech to the Nuffield Trust Summit 2026 where she called on the government to take urgent action to reform dementia care. The speech, which set out Baroness Casey’s early assessment of the…
The Geller Institute of Ageing and Memory (GIAM) at the University of West London are hosting the FIND ME (Family Interventions in Dementia Mental Health Environments) Gathering on Wednesday 22 April 2026. The informal Gathering is designed for all professionals working in dementia mental health wards across the UK and is an opportunity for staff…
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published a research report entitled ‘Good Practice in Care for Those Living with a Dementia: Literature Review’. The report was created by IFF Research, who worked in partnership with Leeds Beckett University to review examples of good practice that have been published by UK and worldwide universities and organisations…
The Local Government Association (LGA) has published a Seldom Heard Voices Toolkit. The toolkit looks at support for veteran communities, homelessness communities, Gypsy, Roma and Traveler communities and digitally excluded and low literacy communities. It is intended to be used by local authority leaders, co-production and engagement leads, practitioners and commissioners, community organisations and people…
The National Year of Reading 2026 ‘Go All In’ initiative is asking individuals and organisations to share experiences, projects, approaches and impacts related to reading and people living with dementia. ‘Go All In’ is a national initiative aiming to reignite a culture of reading for pleasure across the UK. It is led by the National…
Playlist for Life has released two new animated films to support people living with dementia, their families and carers create and use personal playlists. The first animation is voiced by Doctor Who star David Tennant and explains how to make a playlist. The second animation is voiced by former BBC local radio journalist Willy Gilder,…