Dementia Disco providing free discos in the North West of England

Gardening for health charity Thrive has produced a garden action pack called Get Gardening Without a Garden.  The pack, intended for people with dementia among others, gives tips on experiencing the wellbeing benefits of gardening without having a garden.  There are sections on containers, window boxes, house plants and much more. Research by Thrive indicates…

Skills for Care has published ‘The state of the adult social care sector and workforce in England 2024’.  In the report, under ‘Categories of training recorded in ASC-WDS, 2023/24’ it is detailed that only 29% of the social care workforce have received dementia training (See page 114 here: https://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/Adult-Social-Care-Workforce-Data/Workforce-intelligence/documents/State-of-the-adult-social-care-sector/The-state-of-the-adult-social-care-sector-and-workforce-in-England-2024.pdf).  In the 2023 version of this report,…

More should be done to offer homeshare arrangements as an option when people leave hospital, says the Homeshare Association in a new report, which identifies dementia and poor mobility as the primary drivers for seeking these arrangements.  Homeshare matches older people who need some help to live independently in their own homes with younger people…

Arts for Dementia are running ‘Art Wednesdays’, free online art sessions via Zoom.  The sessions are every Wednesday at 2pm and provide an hour for people living with dementia and their companions to get creative and socialise in a friendly and supportive environment.   You can register to attend here: https://artsfordementia.org/events/art-wednesday/  Find out more by emailing…

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…

Maxine Linnell, who lives with dementia, has provided an update on the Change.org petition https://www.change.org/p/stop-negative-and-inaccurate-dementia-publicity-show-the-hopeful-creative-possibilities she began with colleagues entitled: ‘Stop negative and inaccurate dementia publicity. Show the hopeful, creative possibilities.’   This petition, which had 1790 supporters and has now closed, was begun following the Alzheimer’s Society releasing their film ‘The Long Goodbye’.  Maxine’s update…