All the benefits of the arts in care are charted in a new report researched and written by Dr Hannah Zeilig and Millie van der Byl Williams. It looks in particular at the health and social impacts of “Our Day Out”, a programme of creative workshops run for older people in Norfolk over the past…
A week-long celebration of the arts in care will culminate in the National Day of Arts in Care Homes (#AICH2023) on September 24. This annual event, launched by the National Activity Providers Association (NAPA), focuses on creativity in care settings and the ways in which this supports health and wellbeing. Care providers and partners such…
A podcast and video published to mark Dementia Action Week explores the skills of storytelling and listening as a way to connect with older people with memory loss. Produced by Royal Star & Garter, which runs care homes for armed forces veterans and their partners, the online learning tools were made following workshops and one-to-one…
Gardening for health charity Thrive has produced a garden action pack called Get Gardening Without a Garden. The pack, intended for people with dementia among others, gives tips on experiencing the wellbeing benefits of gardening without having a garden. There are sections on containers, window boxes, house plants and much more. Research by Thrive indicates…
Numbers of Admiral Nurses should be more than doubled if families affected by dementia are to receive the support they need. That is the view of Admiral Nurse charity Dementia UK, which launched the call for more specialist nursing capacity on International Nurses Day (May 12). “We hear time and time again from families who…
With ticket sales due to close on May 29th, it’s the last chance to book places for NAPA’s 11th annual conference on June 6th. The focus of the conference run by NAPA – the National Activity Providers Association – will be “connected communities”, with expert speakers sharing their knowledge and experience followed by an afternoon…
“It’s not called getting old, it’s called getting ill” is the name of a new Alzheimer’s Society campaign launched in Dementia Action Week (May 15-21) to stress the benefits of a diagnosis. New research reveals “widespread confusion” over dementia symptoms as many people think they are merely signs of old age. And one in three…
Solihull in the Midlands will be festooned with forget-me-nots to promote Dementia Action Week (15-21 May) thanks to staff at the MACC Care Group. Crocheted forget-me-nots will decorate shop windows and volunteers have been invited to knit sections of a large blue scarf for a giant gorilla statue in the town centre. Staff from the…
Nearly half a million pounds has been invested in research to find out how people affected by dementia can influence community development and how their political exclusion can be addressed. The project at the University of Stirling, in collaboration with four other UK and international universities, will look at engagement in community planning and commissioning,…
Just a few months after the announcement of lecanemab as a drug for slowing Alzheimer’s progression, a second new drug has been announced by pharmaceutical firm Eli Lilly. Called donanemab, it is also a monoclonal antibody drug for removing amyloid protein that builds up in the brain as Alzheimer’s disease progresses. In people with mild…