A genetic risk score for Alzheimer’s disease has been developed by an international team of scientists following a study that has cast considerable light on the genetics underlying the condition. Researchers linked 75 regions of the human genome to Alzheimer’s, 42 of which had never been associated with the disease previously. Results published in the…
Quality Compliance Systems (QCS), a company providing policies and toolkits to ensure care sector compliance with regulations, has refreshed and expanded its best practice guidance for supported living services. The content of existing policies has been updated with more inclusive language and new topics have been added such as positive behaviour support and communication. At…
Imagine the future of our dementia care community We are delighted to announce a series of online meetings to imagine and co-produce the future of our dementia care community Thursday 28 April, 2-4pm: An Open Space event convened by the Journal for Dementia Care/Dementia Publishing and facilitated by Ladder to the Moon/Vibrant Communities. A community for…
A reminiscence smartphone app is helping people with dementia in hospital cope with what can be a disorientating, frightening and confusing experience. The Ad-Memoire app, featuring TV ads from the 1950s – 1970s, is designed to stimulate fond memories when patients are shown them on a tablet or iPad. Funding from the Alan Boswell Group…
Lewy body dementia finds itself in the conference limelight in the coming months, with an international conference in June and a masterclass in November. The International Lewy Body Dementia Conference takes place in Newcastle upon Tyne on 15 and 16 June, including a scientific strand for professionals/researchers and a strand for people with the condition…
Dying people’s right to health care is being made explicit in law for the first time under new government plans for England. Alongside the government announcement, end of life charity Marie Curie released figures showing that around 215,000 people miss out on end of life care every year. Baroness Illora Finlay described the change in…
Alzheimer’s Society has republished its website advice on improving hospital experiences for people affected by dementia, pointing out that those with the condition spend on average four times longer in hospital following a fall than others. The blog post identifies what is keeping people in hospital for longer than necessary and suggests solutions. Among the…
Dawn Brooker, Director of the Association for Dementia Studies (ADS) at the University of Worcester, has now retired and become an Emeritus Professor at the University. Dr Shirley Evans, who has led the Meeting Centre programme at ADS, is now its Interim Director and will represent the association on Dementia Publishing’s Advisory Board. Professor Brooker…
Scottish Opera has revived its Memory Spinners project, which has been suspended during the pandemic, to bring music and art to people with dementia. In weekly sessions designed to engage people with dementia, taking place at St Columba’s church in Glasgow and the Byre in St Andrews, rehearsals and visual arts activities build towards a…
While UK government funding of dementia research is falling the US Congress has announced a $289 million increase for Alzheimer’s and dementia research funding at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). For the fiscal year 2022, this includes $25 million to fund and implement the BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Act, which creates a public health infrastructure…