Dancing to a soundtrack of Indian-themed music was all part of the fun at St Catherine’s View in Winchester, where chefs and care staff teamed up for an unexpected cultural celebration. “I can’t believe people arranged all this for me,” said resident Nalini Bhagwat (centre), who lived near Mumbai when young. Joining in the dancing are companionship team member Naomi Rides (left) and healthcare assistant Kelly Wujewski.
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram and numerous former professional footballers and their families have joined renewed calls for an amendment to the Football Governance Bill to make it a statutory duty to develop a dementia strategy. Increasing evidence has linked neurodegenerative diseases, including dementia, to playing football (at all…
Dementia UK has teamed up with the Nationwide Building Society to provide Admiral Nurse clinics within some branches of the Nationwide. It is expected that over the next three years at least 100,000 people living with dementia and their carers will benefit from attending one of these dementia clinics, which will provide a free, 45-minute…
Vibrant Communities and Keychange have been awarded “Highly Commended” for their Praise, Prayer and Togetherness online community. They won this recognition as part of the Great British Care Awards (South West Region). The partnership between the two charities was nominated under the “Putting People First” category and scooped the award after competing with 12 other…
NHS England has announced Dr Jeremy Isaacs is the new National Clinical Director for Dementia, succeeding Professor Alistair Burns CBE who took up the role in 2010. You can read more here: https://www.england.nhs.uk/2024/04/nhs-announces-first-ever-national-clinical-director-for-womens-health/ At Dementia Community we send our congratulations to Dr Isaacs and look forward to working together to further our mission to support…
The Young Dementia Network has made its June webinar about a young onset dementia nurse-led service available on catch-up. The webinar is presented by Jenny Kerti, community psychiatric nurse manager, alongside colleagues from the Younger Persons with Dementia Team in Northamptonshire. It reveals how the service offers continuity of support from GP referral for a…
BBC Morning Live has featured Gail Gregory and George Rook talking about their experiences of living with dementia and journaling/blogging. Dementia Diaries was also highlighted, with Steve Milton explaining what Dementia Diaries is. You can view the programme here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002cd30/morning-live-series-7-23052025 (Fast forward to 1 hour into the programme) Find out more about Dementia Diaries here:…