Data published by care home review service carehome.co.uk has shown significant regional variations in the cost of dementia care for self-funding families. In England, fees in London and the South East are highest and Scotland is similar (partly due to higher minimum wages for care workers in Scotland), whilst in the North East of England…
Improving Adult Care Together (IMPACT) has launched their application process for 2026-27 IMPACT projects. They are looking to host innovative projects relating to adult social care and encourage applications from a diverse range of organisations across the country, including different geographical locations, diverse communities and organisations currently experiencing difficulties (as they may benefit most from…
The Scottish Government has launched a new palliative care strategy entitled: ‘Palliative Care Matters for All’. The strategy runs from 2025-2030 and was written in partnership with NHS Scotland as well as charities, health and social care professionals, and those with experience of palliative care services. Expected outcomes from the strategy include: Jennie Minto MSP,…
The Alzheimer’s Society has launched a new advertising campaign entitled ‘A personal appeal’. The campaign, running across TV, cinema, radio, podcasts and social media, features Rachel – who has recently received a dementia diagnosis – talking about her fears for her future. You can view the advert here: https://youtu.be/K8Q79TXI7QU?si=7oIMYsiWsGh95G1q
A study published in BMJ Mental Health has shown that people with multiple mental health conditions face an increased risk of developing dementia. Researchers found that people with two psychiatric conditions were twice as likely to develop dementia, whilst those with three had over four times the risk and with four or more psychiatric disorders…
Following a funding call by the Alzheimer’s Society for research proposals that tackle healthcare inequalities for people living with dementia and their carers (that we reported on here: https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/inequalities-initiative-funding), it has been announced that £2m has been awarded to a research project entitled: ‘Implementing GRACE: Goal-diRected, Accessible and Evidence-based Care’. The GRACE Programme, created by…
The UK Government has announced, through Innovate UK (the UK’s national innovation agency), that £3.6 million will be invested in next-generation digital therapeutics for people living with moderate to severe mental health conditions. The funding will be shared by 17 businesses across the UK, all of whom will be developing and trialling technologies over the…
Following in the footsteps of the READ-OUT study, the ADAPT study – which focuses on measuring one of the proteins associated with Alzheimer’s disease, p-tau217, in the blood – has launched its trial. 1,100 people are being recruited from memory clinics across the UK, with an emphasis on ensuring diversity in geographic, ethnic and economic…
Dementia Carers Count has launched their 2025 Dementia Carers Survey. They would like to hear from anyone caring for someone with dementia to understand the different challenges individuals are facing. All responses will shape the support Dementia Carers Count provides to family dementia carers, and the survey findings will also inform the charity’s campaigning work. …
United for All Ages, a thinktank and social enterprise that brings younger and older people together to build stronger communities, has published a report entitled ‘Hope for All Ages: Fifty ways to leave the world a better place by 2050’. To compile the report, United for All Ages asked changemakers for ideas globally, nationally and…