Older people with dementia are missing out on vital talking therapies that could significantly improve their lives, according to the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Taking the opportunity of World Alzheimer’s Day (21 September) to highlight the problem, BACP warned that depression was often confused with dementia and that the depression was wrongly…
If you are interested in how the Taking it to the Streets campaign is going join one of Reimagining Dementia’s online gatherings Tues Oct 10th at 11pm (BST) Weds Oct 11th at 5pm (BST) Thurs Oct 12th at 5pm (BST) Book here: https://www.reimaginingdementia.com/events
The 5th International Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) Conference will be held in Hong Kong on 28th June 2024. Submissions are invited for oral/poster presentations and workshops – deadline 31 Oct 2023.
An App version of the popular suite of environmental assessment tools originally developed by The King’s Fund and recently refreshed by the Association for Dementia Studies (ADS) is now available. Thanks to funding and support from Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board in Wales, the tools covering care homes, gardens, health centres, hospitals, housing and wards…
Dementia UK embroidered “Love” cushions are available on Next’s online shop. They are just £22 each and there are images of the cushions on the Next website. www.next.co.uk/style/st462615/d84777
A free resource titled “Be inspired – The role of music in dementia care” has been produced by the charity Music as Therapy International. It is designed to explore the role music can play in care and includes ideas, questions and inspiration for choosing the right music. The resource is part of a new online…
Information on common side effects of dementia drugs and how they may affect the heart has been published on the Alzheimer’s Society website. It says that drugs like cholinesterase inhibitors can result in side effects like a slow heartbeat, describing briefly the latest research and indicating how to deal with the side effects. www.alzheimers.org.uk/blog
Royal Star & Garter, which runs dementia specialist care homes, has produced top tips for organising safe trips out. The tips, which can be downloaded, are aimed at anyone supporting someone living with a disability or dementia. “We know that organising fun but safe trips out can be difficult so our team have put together…
Tackling the increasing pressure of dementia on society must be made a political priority in the next general election campaign, Alzheimer’s Research UK has said. Calling for manifesto pledges to tackle “completely unacceptably diagnosis rates,” the charity says that one in three people never receive a diagnosis and could be unable to access life-changing treatments…
Professor Tom Dening, former director of the Nottingham University Centre for Dementia, has won an award for lifetime achievement from the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Accepting the Lifetime Achievement Ward in Older People’s Mental Health, Professor Dening said it was a “great honour”. He added: “I have been a doctor for nearly 43 years, psychiatrist…