Bright ideas have been much in evidence in the Care Innovation Challenge, revived after a pause during Covid-19 and now overseen by the National Care Forum. Entrants gathered for a creative weekend in Coventry University’s Technopark in early July and five teams were selected to present their innovations at the Care Show in October. Ideas…
As the temperature soared passed 40 degrees in some parts of the UK last week, Alzheimer’s Society published a blog on how to support somebody living with dementia in hot weather. Dehydration is a common challenge for older people, especially those living with dementia, the blog warns. Memory problems make it easy to forget to…
Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) has thrown its weight behind a multi-sector campaign for the UK government to put prevention at the heart of its levelling up agenda. One of 47 organisations and charities joining the campaign coalition, ARUK says better prevention of dementia, among other conditions, would lay the foundation of a fairer, healthier nation….
More than half of family carers of a person with dementia say that they have reached crisis point in the last year and one in five carers report that they have had to admit loved ones to A&E due to a lack of support. A survey of 1,000 people by Alzheimer’s Society heard that 54%…
The NHS in Scotland has introduced an innovative service to deliver healthy walks to people living with dementia to enable them to live as long as possible in their local community. Charity Pilgrim Care has employed nurse Cath Carter to deliver person-centred Healthy Walks in St Andrews one of which – Botanic Gardens group –…
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…
At a lively conference in London in June, held to celebrate NAPA’s 25th year and national programme Arts in Care Homes, a wide variety of speakers shared ideas and experience of encouraging creativity and meaningful engagement in activity. Keynote speaker Jackie Pool, QCS Dementia Care Champion, focused attention on the words ‘meaningful’ and ‘engagement’, suggesting…
Over 1200 delegates from 120 countries attended the Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) Global Conference in London in June. For many delegates, it was a welcome return to in-person conferences, although around half of attendees were online as the event was offered in a hybrid format. Diverse international speakers delivered plenary sessions on the seven action…
Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) has reiterated its call for a Dementia Medicines Taskforce as part of the government’s forthcoming 10-year dementia strategy. ARUK says the taskforce would act as a “necessary catalyst” for the development of dementia treatments, especially given historic under-investment in dementia research and the government’s failure so far to honour its “dementia…
Medical technology specialist Mdoloris has unveiled ANI Guardian, a bracelet designed to track the wellbeing and pain of those who cannot express it. As a wireless, wearable sensor, the bracelet provides continuous monitoring of the user and remotely shares data with caregivers, family and medics. It monitors tell-tale signs from the autonomous nervous system which…