People with two or more chronic health issues in middle age are more than twice as likely to develop dementia, according to research from University College London published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ). The more severe the illnesses, the stronger the link seems to be, and for those with more than two conditions the risk increases. The researchers said, “Given the lack of effective treatment, finding targets for prevention of dementia is imperative”.
All residents in care homes for older people will receive an additional covid booster jab this spring, PM Boris Johnson said, setting out the government’s plan for living with the virus. But Alzheimer’s Society responded that the plan did not go far enough to protect people with dementia. While details of the additional booster deployment…
Carers UK has begun celebrating and reflecting on their 60 years of campaigning for unpaid carers under the theme of ‘Equality: today and tomorrow’. Carers UK’s history goes back to 1965, when Rev Mary Webster founded the first ever national unpaid carers organisation to raise awareness of women who were ignored and invisible whilst caring…
Outstanding contribution: Sue Ashcroft, who has a leading role at care home group Care UK, has received the 2021 Hennell Award for Innovation and Excellence in Dementia Care. Sue is Care UK’s lead for dementia and lifestyle services as part of its Approach to Care initiative, which supports care home staff to develop their dementia…
Projects for developing technology-based tools in collaboration with people with dementia have been awarded £1.9 million by the Longitude Prize on Dementia. Grants of £80,000 each have been awarded to 24 projects, funding innovations such as an augmented reality map to prevent people getting lost or confused, high tech specs for facial recognition, and a…
The Lewy Body Society have launched a new website and podcast to help communicate more clearly about the condition with people who are living with dementia, their families and carers, researchers and health and care professionals. You can access the website here: https://www.lewybody.org, and the podcast ‘Living with Lewy’ (Parts 1 and 2) here: https://www.lewybody.org/information-and-support/podcast/ The Lewy…
Charity Music for Dementia has launched a campaign video to highlight the value of music in dementia care. In the video campaign director Grace Meadows aims to promote awareness of the power of music and encourage more people to join Music for Dementia’s campaign. Readers are invited by the charity to take a minute to…