Dementia Carers Count has shared a seasonal advice page aimed at helping carers of loved ones with dementia over the festive period.
Read ‘Top tips for dementia carers at Christmas’ here: https://dementiacarers.org.uk/news/top-tips-for-dementia-carers-this-christmas/
The National Centre for Creative Health (NCCH) and the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Arts, Health and Wellbeing (APPG AHW) have launched the Creative Health Review Report. The Review highlights the potential for creative health to help tackle issues in health and social care, including health inequalities and the additional challenges faced following Covid-19. The Review…
Reach by Nightingale Hammerson (that we reported on here: https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/nightingale-hammerson-launch-free-digital-platform-to-support-people-living-at-home) has collaborated with Macrosad, a care provider in Spain, to publish a paper entitled ‘Relationship centred care in care homes: Concept and key steps to its implementation’. The paper brings together practical experiences from Nightingale Hammerson and Macrosad. The authors say: “Moving into a care…
Engaging Dementia’s online 15th annual International Dementia Conference took place on 25 and 26 May. The conference featured over 20 speakers across two days, with a particular focus on topics of direct interest to those living with dementia and their family carers. Day one focused on local communities, resources for family carers, and receiving care…
Alleviating the pressures placed by dementia on society, the NHS and the economy should be a priority for the next government, Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) recommends in its new report on what should be in political party manifestos at the next general election. With the party conference season in full swing, ARUK is keen to…
A charity specialising in medical ID jewellery is working with the police to trace and support people with dementia who become lost. MedicAlert UK is launching a “Safe & Found” initiative, using an emergency helpline number engraved on the jewellery, and will initially partner Thames Valley Police to help them find out about anyone who…
Film recordings from the 35th Global Conference of Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), which took place in London in June, are being released on YouTube. Sessions will be posted on ADI’s YouTube channel during August – October, including plenary sessions, workshops and round-table discussions. Recordings on risk reduction and prevention (plenary 5), strengthening responses to dementia…