Career move: Marking Carers Week in June, Tony Davidson Cowen told how he gave up his job to become a full-time carer for his mum Maureen (both pictured), who has Alzheimer’s. Tony, who had to move from Manchester to Melling in Lancashire, says there are good days and bad days. “Sometimes it helps to step back from the situation, take a breath and look at the bigger picture,” he says.
Dr Euan Winton, a design expert at the Heriot-Watt University’s School of Textiles and Design in Galashiels in the Scottish Borders, has published research proposing a new framework that outlines collaborative design (co-design) where people living with dementia use their own ideas and actions to shape, lead and deliver projects, rather than always having projects…
This year’s World Alzheimer Report has been published by Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), entitled: ‘Global changes in attitudes to dementia’. The report documents the results of ADI’s 2024 survey, analysed by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) who looked at the 40,000+ responses ADI received from people living with dementia, carers, health…
A study published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity has shown that NIDUS-Family (New Interventions for Independence in Dementia Study) helps people with dementia and their family carers reach personal goals. Participants worked with a facilitator to set their personal goals to live independently at home for as long as possible, and these were then mapped…
Dementia Jersey has temporarily turned Broad Street in St Helier to Memory Lane, with a hoarding advising people on how they can reduce their risk of developing dementia and keep their brain healthy. The display is part of the Boost Your Brain campaign by Dementia Jersey, which runs until the end of June. Find out more about Memory Lane…
The University of Stirling Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) are launching a new course entitled ‘LGBTQ+ Inclusivity in Ageing and Dementia’. The course will look at topics such as historical discrimination, unconscious bias and celebrating diversity. It is intended to support health and social care staff to better understand the needs of the ageing LGBTQ+…
Care workers are invited to take part in a survey on quality of working life and coping during the pandemic. It is the fifth survey of a series of pandemic surveys to explore the health and wellbeing of nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, social care workers and social workers across the UK. Reports from the…