The Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) has shared a recording of a webinar into Palliative Care Needs Rounds. Developed from an Australian model, Needs Rounds has been adapted by the University of Stirling for use in the UK. Palliative Care Needs Rounds can provide the care home workforce and specialist palliative care staff with the…
The ADEPT study (Architecture for Dementia in Education, Practice, and Training) has an information sign-up for anyone interested in how dementia-inclusive design is taught, understood, and applied. Led by Dr Martin Quirke, Senior Architect at the Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) and Lecturer in Design for Ageing and Dementia, ADEPT is a collaboration between Dementia…
Dementia Adventure are offering tennis coaches in Hertfordshire a half day training session to learn how to run dementia-friendly tennis at their club. The training is being funded by Herts Sport & Physical Activity Partnership with Live Longer Better and #NoLimits2026 and aims to help tennis coaches learn practical tools to run inclusive sessions, improve…
Turtle Song singing and songwriting sessions for people living with dementia and their carers are being offered in London. The sessions are part of a collaborative project between Turtle Key Arts, English Touring Opera and the Royal College of Music that has been running in different areas of the UK for 16 years. Young musicians…
Hilary Evans-Newton, Alzheimer’s Research UK Chief Executive, has been awarded a CBE in the New Year Honours List 2026. Hilary is joined on the list by Veronica Franklin Gould, Founder of Arts 4 Dementia, who is awarded an MBE for Charitable Service. There are also two BEM’s for work in dementia care/research: Alison Humphreys –…