Engaging Dementia’s online 15th annual International Dementia Conference took place on 25 and 26 May. The conference featured over 20 speakers across two days, with a particular focus on topics of direct interest to those living with dementia and their family carers. Day one focused on local communities, resources for family carers, and receiving care…
A public engagement event on Monday 26 June in London will be an evening of South Asian music and dance as a response to issues of memory and identity. Naaheed Mukadam, Alzheimer’s Society senior research fellow at UCL, worked with dance and music artists to put together the show in order to combat stigma around…
All the benefits of the arts in care are charted in a new report researched and written by Dr Hannah Zeilig and Millie van der Byl Williams. It looks in particular at the health and social impacts of “Our Day Out”, a programme of creative workshops run for older people in Norfolk over the past…
A week-long celebration of the arts in care will culminate in the National Day of Arts in Care Homes (#AICH2023) on September 24. This annual event, launched by the National Activity Providers Association (NAPA), focuses on creativity in care settings and the ways in which this supports health and wellbeing. Care providers and partners such…
A podcast and video published to mark Dementia Action Week explores the skills of storytelling and listening as a way to connect with older people with memory loss. Produced by Royal Star & Garter, which runs care homes for armed forces veterans and their partners, the online learning tools were made following workshops and one-to-one…
Gardening for health charity Thrive has produced a garden action pack called Get Gardening Without a Garden. The pack, intended for people with dementia among others, gives tips on experiencing the wellbeing benefits of gardening without having a garden. There are sections on containers, window boxes, house plants and much more. Research by Thrive indicates…
Numbers of Admiral Nurses should be more than doubled if families affected by dementia are to receive the support they need. That is the view of Admiral Nurse charity Dementia UK, which launched the call for more specialist nursing capacity on International Nurses Day (May 12). “We hear time and time again from families who…
With ticket sales due to close on May 29th, it’s the last chance to book places for NAPA’s 11th annual conference on June 6th. The focus of the conference run by NAPA – the National Activity Providers Association – will be “connected communities”, with expert speakers sharing their knowledge and experience followed by an afternoon…
“It’s not called getting old, it’s called getting ill” is the name of a new Alzheimer’s Society campaign launched in Dementia Action Week (May 15-21) to stress the benefits of a diagnosis. New research reveals “widespread confusion” over dementia symptoms as many people think they are merely signs of old age. And one in three…
Solihull in the Midlands will be festooned with forget-me-nots to promote Dementia Action Week (15-21 May) thanks to staff at the MACC Care Group. Crocheted forget-me-nots will decorate shop windows and volunteers have been invited to knit sections of a large blue scarf for a giant gorilla statue in the town centre. Staff from the…