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.
Vacancy rates have increased in the adult social care sector from 6.1% in April 2021 to 10.3% in April 2022, according to Skills for Care’s latest workforce tracking data. During the pandemic vacancy rates dropped with fewer jobs being available in other sectors and some care workers reporting they felt they had to help the…
A new documentary, The Memory Boom, has premiered at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. The film is by Antosh Wojcik and Xenia Glenn from Sleepwalker Studios in Dorset and is described as: “An experimental feature that recreates the experiences of dementia through an immersive blend of spoken word, documentary, dramatic reconstruction, and never-before-seen decayed archive…
Specialist dementia care provider Belong has appointed Martin Rix as its new chief executive. Rix will lead the next phase of the care village operator’s expansion as it prepares to open three new villages over the next three years. Previously chief operating officer at Norfolk-based Norse Care, Rix was responsible for services in 36 care…
Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) has reiterated its call for a Dementia Medicines Taskforce as part of the government’s forthcoming 10-year dementia strategy. ARUK says the taskforce would act as a “necessary catalyst” for the development of dementia treatments, especially given historic under-investment in dementia research and the government’s failure so far to honour its “dementia…
The Dementia 100 Pathway Self-assessment Tool has been launched. The Tool has been developed through collaboration between NHS Midlands and Lancashire’s Improvement Unit, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and NHS England (NHSE). It’s been supported by the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health, the Alzheimer’s Society and Dementia UK. Dementia 100 is…
New figures released by Dementia UK, based on findings in an article published by JDC, suggest that there may be a “hidden population” of 70,800 people with young onset dementia (YOD), representing a 69% increase since 2014. Previous estimates have put the number of people in the UK with YOD at 42,000. Dementia UK derived…