National Museums Liverpool has added to its House of Memories dual English/Welsh app with a new offering for the LGBTQ+ community. The new app package evokes memories of LGBTQ+ history and is available in both English and Welsh. The House of Memories team have worked with numerous museums to bring this package to life. It…
Applications are now open for the Care Innovation Challenge 2025. Hosted by the National Care Forum (NCF), and supported by Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) and partners, the Care Innovation Challenge unites entrepreneurs and innovators, university students and care sector colleagues to create solutions to key challenges facing the care sector. Entries are welcome from teams and individuals with…
The National Academy for Social Prescribing (NASP) has opened applications to become a Social Prescribing Champion. NASP say: “Champions are individuals who work within social prescribing or with social prescribing teams. Apply now and have the opportunity to contribute towards NASP’s work, the chance to increase your own portfolio and be a part of the…
Participants are being invited to join the Peggi app programme. The Peggi app is designed to support families caring for loved ones with dementia by providing a distraction and intrusion free platform that helps to build a person’s life story. You can watch a film about the Peggi app here: https://youtu.be/c4KMTc7DlYo?si=X3g9gUJFBwOiY-uz 500 participants are being…
Championing Social Care’s Care Home Open Week, which runs from 16-22 June 2025, is following a ‘Power of Music’ theme after partnering with The Utley Foundation’s Music for Dementia campaign. Care Home Open Week, described as an annual community engagement event, aims to shine a positive light on the work of the care sector by…
As part of Championing Social Care’s Care Home Open Week partnership with The Utley Foundation’s Music for Dementia campaign, a limited number of free tickets are being offered to care staff for the nationwide tour of Matt Seager’s award-winning play, ‘In Other Words’. ‘In Other Words’ explores the transformative power of music to help reconnect…
Nigel Hullah’s death has been announced by the 3 Nations Dementia Working Group (3NDWG). You can read the announcement here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/340138552838718/permalink/2702852643233952/?mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=xix5r6Dx8rnITqVn Nigel chaired the 3NDWG and the statement from Julie Hayden says: “Nigel was an inspiration to us all and worked tirelessly to make dementia a priority for decision makers at a UK level, national…
Leena Jassi, a researcher at the University of Bath, is looking for participants for a survey into the experiences of dementia caregivers from minority ethnic groups in the UK. To participate you should identify as being from a minority ethnic group, live in the UK and care for someone (defined as supervision, emotional and physical…
The British Red Cross are running free ‘Supporting Connections’ workshops to explore and discuss how to spot the signs of loneliness and help participants to develop skills to support people experiencing loneliness. The workshops are aimed at organisations, professionals and volunteers who work with people who might be experiencing loneliness. They are delivered online or…
The Young Dementia Network has created two animations to raise awareness of young onset dementia and specifically the challenges younger people face when living with dementia. The animations feature the thoughts of people with young onset dementia and their family members gathered via a 3-question questionnaire. They are entitled ‘Share your experiences of young onset…