Using hearing aids may significantly reduce the risk of dementia among people with hearing loss, research published in Lancet Public Health suggests. A study involving more than 400,000 participants, drawing on the UK Biobank cohort, found that people with hearing loss who do not use hearing aids may be at higher risk of dementia than…
In a bid to dispel common misconceptions about dementia, Care UK has produced a new video guide to help families understand what dementia really means when a loved one is diagnosed with the condition. The care home provider has pulled together advice from experts and families themselves to produce the video guide, called One Step…
We will remember them: Wren Hall, a specialist dementia nursing home in Nottinghamshire, hosted a special Remembrance Day on March 27 as a mark of respect to everyone affected by the pandemic. It was exactly three years after the home’s first family member tested positive for Covid-19. The “We Will Remember Day” brought people together…
Meeting Centres across the UK are being invited to contribute a “square” to a blanket that will celebrate their achievement. Worcester University’s Association for Dementia Studies, instrumental in setting up Meeting Centres in the UK, will assemble the squares into a blanket to form a “wonderful representation of the Meeting Centres UK family.” Squares should…
Health Education England (HEE) has awarded funding worth £700,000 to 28 health and care organisations as part of its “Volunteer to Career” programme. The programme, set up by the charity Helpforce, helps volunteers who want to work in the NHS to progress into a health and care career. Under the initiative, the organisations will have…
NVISION is a free online resource that helps people with sight problems, including people with Alzheimer’s where it has affected their vision. The US-based website gives guidance on how a wide range of neurological disorders impact on eyesight, what to expect and what action to take. Here is a link to the webpage containing information…
A new e-learning programme called “Care As You Are” is designed as a new approach to skills and practice development for staff in care and health organisations. The aim is to develop reflective practice as a way to provide emotional support to family carers of people living with dementia. The programme endeavours to go beyond…
The government has admitted plans to cut its promised investment in the social care workforce by half, down to £250 million from the £500 million pledged when the social care white paper was published in 2021. Widely condemned by social care leaders, the move comes in spite of the 165,000 staff vacancies across the sector. …
Nearly 400 former football and rugby professionals were due to file legal claims on Tuesday 5 April for brain injuries that have resulted in cases of young onset dementia. Included among the 378 claimants are 100 former rugby league players, 40 former rugby union players and 14 former footballers, who allege that the games’ governing…
Arts charity Living Words is running CPD-accredited foundation courses for professional carers and nursing staff. The charity’s Listen Out Loud Foundation Course is an online course designed to teach skills in effective communication with people with dementia using the Listen Out Loud methodology. There are six 90-minute sessions designed to fit into care staff’s busy…