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.
NICE publish draft guidance not recommending it for NHS use One of the new generation of drugs to treat Alzheimer’s disease, lecanemab, has been licenced by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for prescription by doctors in Britain. Read more about the MHRA decision here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/lecanemab-licensed-for-adult-patients-in-the-early-stages-of-alzheimers-disease National Institute for Health and Care Excellence…
A practical guide called Living in the Moment seeks to help overcome challenges and find moments of joy in Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. According to publishers Sheldon Press the book – by geriatrician Dr Elisabeth Landsverk – challenges the common misconception that dementia means “it’s all over”. Among the practical solutions on offer are…
The Dementia and Housing Working Group (DHWG) has launched the new “dementia information hub”, which provides a forum for sharing information and ideas. The DHWG says it will be a “go to resource” offering the best information, advice and support for people with dementia, their families and carers as well as policymakers, practitioners and academics. …
A PhD studentship is on offer from the Association for Dementia Studies (ADS) to look at the development and evaluation of a “best housing” assessment tool for people living with dementia in extra care housing. The fully funded, full-time studentship seeks to understand the reasons why people with dementia move out of extra care housing…
Age UK has published ‘Continuing healthcare?’, a report that Age UK say, “Points to the growing divergence between how NHS Continuing Healthcare funding is supposed to work, and how it actually works.” The report is based on new Age UK analysis of the latest official data about trends in the award of CHC funding, and…
Following the announcement in January that there will be an independent commission into adult social care chaired by Baroness Louise Casey (we reported on this here: https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/uk-government-announce-casey-commission-into-adult-social-care), the UK Government has now published the Terms of Reference for the Commission. You can read the Terms of Reference here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-commission-into-adult-social-care-terms-of-reference/independent-commission-into-adult-social-care-terms-of-reference Commenting on the Terms of Reference,…