Sibstar, a debit card and mobile app for people living with dementia and their families has secured a £125K investment after appearing on the BBC Dragons’ Den programme. Jayne Sibley was inspired to begin Sibstar after her experiences of caring for both of her parents with dementia. Jayne said of her experience on the show: …
The Scottish Dementia Alumni, a group of campaigning friends in Scotland who each have a diagnosis of dementia, are working on a new peer-to-peer publication about dementia and continence. They are looking for anyone willing to share resources or personal experiences (anonymously if preferred) to inform their publication. You can contact the Scottish Dementia Alumni…
The Centre for Dementia Research at Leeds Beckett University are offering a fully funded PhD to research the experiences and support needs of social care staff in the management of long-term conditions alongside dementia. It is funded by the NIHR Three Schools Dementia Research programme, and is aimed at individuals looking to develop a career…
Adopt a Grandparent have launched a new series of webinars to share the impact they are making and encourage more care homes and volunteers to register with them. Adopt a Grandparent pair older, socially isolated care home residents (including people with dementia) with volunteers worldwide to combat loneliness and encourage intergenerational relationships. Established as a…
Magic Me, an intergenerational arts charity, have published ‘DARE TO IMAGINE – A care home’s guide to creativity’. This free resource builds on Magic Me’s Artists’ Residencies in Care Homes (ARCH) programme that saw arts companies team up with care homes to create new artworks with and for older care home residents. ‘Dare to Imagine’…
Leaders from across social care have come together to discuss the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) and the benefits and risks of AI. Following this, a position statement has been published by the Oxford Institute for Ethics in AI, and it can be read here: https://www.oxford-aiethics.ox.ac.uk/oxford-statement-responsible-use-generative-ai-adult-social-care.
The Filo Project, a Community Interest Company who provide day care for people with dementia, have launched a campaign called ‘End the Dementia Tax’ to ask for a change in VAT rules. Currently, The Filo Project have to charge the families who access their support the extra 20% VAT charge because they aren’t a regulated…
The University of Worcester Association for Dementia Studies have published new resources to support their DemECH Project, which explored how Extra Care Housing can help people to live well with dementia. The new resources, which are all available for free, are: Key insights booklets An infographic A series of short videos Find out more here:…
Following the launch of Scotland’s new dementia strategy, ‘Dementia in Scotland: Everyone’s Story’, in May 2023, the Scottish Government and COSLA (The voice of local government in Scotland) have published a delivery plan for how they will work with people with lived experience and delivery partners to implement the strategy. This delivery plan runs from…
The University of Bradford Centre for Applied Dementia Studies are designing information to help families to live well with dementia, and are looking for carers from the Afro Caribbean community to share their opinions. Researchers are running two workshops – on 5th and 8th March 2024 – and are providing £40 gift vouchers as a…