A new documentary, created by a group of young filmmakers, has been released featuring Gail Gregory, who lives with Alzheimer’s disease, and her husband John Gregory. The 15-minute film called ‘Sundown’ is a very personal insight into Gail and John’s life with Gail’s dementia, looking back from their wedding to recent times, and showing –…
Dementia Community is delighted to have been a finalist in the inaugural Dementia Care Awards. We were shortlisted for ‘The Outreach Award’. The winner – Caroline Ellis, Royal Cornwall Hospital NHS Trust – was announced on 13 June 2024. We congratulate all the winners and finalists for the fantastic work they are doing. You can…
The National Activity Provides Association (NAPA) has launched its Standards of Practice for Activity Providers and Quality Indicators for Activity Provision. NAPA’s Standards of Practice for Activity Providers outlines best practices and expectations for professionals working in the field of activities, while NAPA’s Quality Indicators for Activity Provision provide measurable benchmarks for assessing the effectiveness…
Age UK has published new analysis for 2022/23 that shows that 28,655 older people aged 65+ died before the social care they were waiting for began. The charity says this equates to an average of 79 deaths a day, 550 a week and 2,388 a month, figures that are similar to those from 2021/22. Age…
A new podcast series – Dementia from the Inside Out – has been launched by Tommy Dunne and Paul Hitchmough of Thred TV. Tommy and Paul both live with dementia and plan to share their thoughts and experiences on a wide-range of topics including music, communication, disinhibited behaviours and family carers, highlighting ways they cope. Tommy…
The British Geriatrics Society (BGS) has published a report: ‘Reablement, Rehabilitation, Recovery: Everyone’s Business’ looking at the value of rehabilitation for older people. It highlights examples of best practice from across the UK and explores the barriers to implementation. Commentary within the report that references dementia includes: “Every older person can benefit from rehabilitation in some way:…
The Marmalade Trust, a charity raising awareness of loneliness, is promoting micro-connections for their annual awareness campaign – Loneliness Awareness Week – by encouraging everyone to enjoy Random Acts of Connection. The Marmalade Trust say: “Almost half of the population of the UK report feeling lonely at least some of the time, and loneliness is…
Gardening for health charity, Thrive, has launched a new campaign to support Men’s Health Week 2024. Through the ‘Plants not Pressure’ campaign, Thrive are promoting gardening and green spaces as being beneficial to men’s physical and mental strength. This view has been backed by studies that show gardening and time in nature can have a…
iSupport for Young People is now available (in both English and Welsh) to support 11-17-year-olds who live in families affected by dementia. Created in collaboration with young dementia carers, it is part of a suite of iSupport resources that includes iSupport for adult carers, rare dementias and South Asian carers. ‘iSupport’ was developed by the…
The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has given a ‘not upheld’ ruling on the Alzheimer’s Society’s advert ‘The Long Goodbye’. The ASA received 235 complaints that the advert was excessively distressing, offensive and irresponsible. In response, the ruling says: “Alzheimer’s Society said that they were conscious from the outset that a campaign about the realities of dementia…