Everywhen, an insurance company, has launched an initiative entitled ‘Portraits of Care: Care Through My Eyes’. The initiative – which includes a survey to capture impacts and views of social care – is intended to help create a more positive narrative towards social care in the UK. Everywhen has also created free prompt cards and…
ITV Granada has aired a news feature to highlight how technology is supporting people with dementia at Parkhaven Trust’s The Beeches. The Beeches uses acoustic monitoring so staff can be aware of any movement in a resident’s room and to monitor a resident’s breathing. Circadian lighting is also used throughout the home which dims at…
The National Dementia Care Accreditation Scheme (NaDCAS) has partnered with carehome.co.uk. The partnership will allow those using carehome.co.uk and searching for specialist dementia care identify NaDCAS-accredited care homes. To become NaDCAS accredited providers go through a framework that includes 140 evidence-based standards and nine key foundations of care excellence that have been developed in collaboration…
The Memory Assessment and Research Centre in Southampton is looking for people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or mild dementia with Lewy bodies to take part in research studies. Studies with participation opportunities include those exploring the causes of dementia with Lewy bodies – for example the role of the immune system and inflammation –…
Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) has partnered with Boots Hearingcare. The partnership, which is part of the ARUK Think Brain Health campaign, is aiming to highlight the link between hearing loss and dementia. ARUK say that only 3% of UK adults can name hearing loss as a risk factor for dementia, and they are calling on…
The Memory Services National Accreditation Programme (MSNAP) is recruiting five Patient or Carer Representatives to join the programme. MSNAP is a quality improvement and accreditation network for services that assess, diagnose and treat dementia in the UK. It is part of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Successful applicants will work with the MSNAP team to…
A best practice guide has been published for NHS frailty pathways. The guide provides information on key enablers and metrics, as well as actions to improve frailty services. Dementia is referenced. You can find the guide here: https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/best-practice-guide-for-nhs-frailty-pathways/
A study published in Age and Ageing has shown that caring for someone for 50 or more hours per week in later life leads to ‘accelerated cognitive decline’, but caring for up to 9 hours per week can boost brain health into older age. The research, which is part of the English Longitudinal Study on…
Marie Curie has opened expressions of interest for funding to support research into improving palliative and end of life care in the community, including out-of-hours provision. Marie Curie supports people with any illness that they are likely to die from including Alzheimer’s (and other forms of dementia), heart, liver, kidney and lung disease, motor neurone…
The Association for Dementia Studies (ADS) at the University of Worcester has announced the launch date for their ‘Food Glorious Food’ website and booklets. The in-person launch event on Thursday 16th July 2026 at the University of Worcester will see the team behind the Food Glorious Food research project share their learning. The ADS Food…