The Dementia Commission’s 2023 report has been published. The report is the result of a collaboration between a panel of Commissioners with a specialism in neurodegeneration and a research team from Curia. Together they examined case studies on neurodegenerative conditions and examples of best practice found through a series of inquiry sessions. The report looks…
A new Alzheimer’s Society survey has highlighted how difficult the Christmas period is for many people living with dementia. Alongside the results of this survey, Nicky and Adrian Moorey have shared their experiences of Adrian’s dementia. Read more here: https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/news/2023-12-4/heart-breaking-christmas-people-dementia-revealed
Alzheimer’s Society have released a new film where carers and people living with dementia – Beverly, Mark, Eugenie, Alma, Trevor, Liz and Errol – share their experiences of daily life with dementia. The film has been made to highlight that, unless you have dementia yourself or care for someone that does, it can be difficult…
New guidance has been published by Trend Diabetes on the practical management of diabetes and dementia. It includes a series of recommendations to promote a consistent, high-quality approach towards caring for people with both conditions. Trend Diabetes say: “This guidance has been developed to highlight the importance of recognising the relationship between diabetes and dementia,…
The Longitude Prize on Dementia*, that is driving the creation of personalised, technology-based tools that are co-created with people living with dementia, have announced a partnership with social innovation charity Social Tech Trust. This partnership will support The Longitude Prize on Dementia by enabling their 24 International Discovery Award Teams to develop working prototypes of…
The Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) have published a blog exploring the topic of Trompe l’oeil (French for ‘deceive the eye’). This is an artistic term, often associated with painting, that tricks the viewer into perceiving painted objects or spaces as real. DSDC have highlighted this technique as inappropriate within care home environments for people…
Dementia Carers Count have published a stark report about dementia carers’ experiences based on responses to a survey of 1,314 dementia carers aged over 18 from across the UK undertaken between June and September 2023. The report details many findings, including that 9 in 10 dementia carers are reaching crisis points. Frances Lawrence, CEO Dementia…
The Royal College of Psychiatrists Memory Services National Accreditation Programme (MSNAP) have published their 2023 report which highlights data they’ve collected from memory clinics who are current members MSNAP. The report includes both quantitative and thematic analysis and provides some thought-provoking headlines, not least that the number of new admissions taken on by memory clinics…
Care home provider KYN have worked with Innovations in Dementia to produce new guidelines on dementia language. Emma Hewat, Head of Dementia at KYN said: “We wanted to draw upon people’s lived experiences of dementia to create a new set of guidelines that was inclusive of their views, experiences and expectations of how they are…
NAPA (National Activity Providers Association) has created a user-friendly guide to help care home managers develop exciting person-centred arts offers involving all their staff teams, artists and the local community. Funded by The Baring Foundation, it’s been developed in response to a recommendation in the Every Care Home A Creative Home report in which a systematic approach…