Author: Community Team

The Dementia Frontiers Fund has announced the twelve international teams who are competing for their financial backing. The launch of the fund in 2025 (that we reported on here: https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/dementia-frontiers-fund-launched-with-researchers-invited-to-apply-for-start-up-awards) saw 132 teams from 29 countries submitting their ideas to answer some of the complex and urgent questions in dementia research. The final 12 teams…

The FIND ME study is having an exhibition launch event and providing two workshops focusing on the realities of inpatient mental health care for people with dementia and their families. The exhibition and workshops have been co-created with members of the FIND ME patient and public involvement group and will bring together stories, images, objects,…

Alive Activities intergenerational ‘STANd’ (Strength Together Age Network Development) project has published a booklet entitled ‘Letters to My Younger Self’. The letters are reflections from older and younger people in the LGBTQ+ community about their experiences Alive Activities say: “Across generations, the LGBTQ+ community is held together by shared courage, memory, and hope. When younger…

‘Jon Snow: A Last Big Story’ has been aired by Channel 4. The programme documents broadcaster Jon Snow’s diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease, which he received in 2023 having retired from his role as a news anchor in 2021. ‘Jon Snow: A Last Big Story’ includes details about Jon’s life and career, reflections from his wife…

Dr Catherine Charlwood, Stakeholder Engagement and Impact Manager, NIHR Policy Research Unit in Dementia and Neurodegeneration (DeNPRU Exeter), has launched a short survey to understand how ethnicity is recorded during a person’s dementia diagnosis. Catherine says: “You may know that NHS Digital reports ‘Recorded dementia diagnosis by ethnic group’. However, there are thousands of people…

Channel 4, in partnership with SunLife, has broadcast a special edition of the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society. The programme, which includes the 1966 final in full and in colour, includes contributions from Alzheimer’s Society Ambassadors David Baddiel and Sir Geoff Hurst. Sir Geoff reflects on his contribution to…