Dementia UK launch third series of ‘My life with dementia’ podcast

Care England chief executive Professor Martin Green has been appointed as an ambassador for Adopt a Grandparent as part of its drive to raise £100,000 to help combat loneliness among older people in care.  Adopt a Grandparent was founded during the Covid-19 pandemic to promote intergenerational relationships at a time when many older people were…

A blog by Age UK charity director Caroline Abrahams on the charity’s website provides a useful summary of the High Court’s recent ruling on the government’s policy of discharging older people from hospitals into care homes at the outset of Covid-19.  The webpage, titled: The court decision on discharges into care homes, explains that while…

Dreams come true: When resident Nalini Bhagwat (left) asked staff at St Catherine’s View dementia care home in Winchester whether they could turn her New Year wish into reality, that’s exactly what they did.  Nalini wanted to revisit some of her old Bollywood-inspired dance moves, so companionship team Laura Sheldrake took to social media and…

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Foundation, in collaboration with the University of Salford, has created the position of the first Chair of Adult Social Care Nursing.  Dr Claire Pryor has been appointed to the role. Dr Pryor currently works as an Assistant Professor of adult nursing at Northumbria University, specialising in frailty, social care…

A new photographic exhibition intends to spark conversations about how society supports, respects and includes people who live with memory problems. Participants in the NIHR-funded APPLE-Tree dementia risk study, led by Queen Mary University of London and ILC-UK, collaborated with photographer and artist Sukey Parnell-Johnson to make and curate the public exhibition, at the Holy…

Two new PhD studentships related to housing are on offer from the University of Worcester’s Association for Dementia Studies.  Both are fully funded and full-time.  The first will focus on the development and evaluation of a “best housing” assessment tool for people living with dementia, while the second will explore stigma and prejudice towards people…