Dementia UK has produced free ‘Dementia at Work’ resources to help employers support the needs of employees and customers who are living with or caring for someone with dementia.
Topics covered include: employers’ responsibilities, noticing changes in an employee, employees’ rights and supporting carers in the workplace.
You can find out more and download the resources here: https://www.dementiauk.org/information-and-support/dementia-at-work/
The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has launched a repository that includes a range of knowledge about older LGBTQ+ people – their lives, needs and their experiences with social care. This is part of the LGBTQ+ Older Adult Social Care Assessment (LOASCA) project, led by the University of Birmingham, and the repository will be…
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