Dementia UK relaunch ‘We live with dementia’ campaign

Housing and care provider Anchor announced Lucie Cerna and Daliah Ifeanyi as the winners of its Apprenticeship Awards. Lucie, who works at Anchor’s Beech Hall care home in Leeds, bagged Apprentice of the Year, while Dahlia from the Kerrie Court care home in Birmingham got the Rising Star award. They beat dozens of finalists to…

Birthday treat: Military veterans charity Royal Star & Garter, which runs three care homes, held a tea party celebration for its 106th anniversary.  Residents joined in the celebrations, including Paddy (pictured) in the Solihull home. They tucked into a delicious birthday cake and played anniversary-themed bingo and other games.

The Alzheimer’s Society has launched a new film – you can view it here:  Further comment from Dementia Community will follow in due course. 

“Put decorations up gradually” is part of new advice from Alzheimer’s Society on supporting people with dementia at Christmas.  It is top of the list in a blog on the Society’s website which offers “8 ways to support somebody with dementia at Christmas”.  Among the other points are “keep it simple and familiar” and “create…

“It’s not called getting old, it’s called getting ill” is the name of a new Alzheimer’s Society campaign launched in Dementia Action Week (May 15-21) to stress the benefits of a diagnosis. New research reveals “widespread confusion” over dementia symptoms as many people think they are merely signs of old age. And one in three…

Better ways to integrate primary and community care will be explored by a House of Lords committee, which has issued a call for evidence on the challenges facing the sector and the barriers to integration. Chaired by Baroness Pitkeathley, the committee will look at existing models of integration, including the role of primary care networks…