Fairy tale: Panto season was extended at a Dorset dementia care home as residents and staff staged their own version of Beauty and the Beast. Weeks of rehearsals, making props and sourcing costumes culminated in the performance at Colten Care’s Fernhill home in Longham. Resident Patrick Ryan is pictured (right) with fellow cast members, who were (from left) staff members Lexie Gibson, Jess Sears Dawson, Mirren Lloyd and Ann Marie Knight.
Research from Anglia Ruskin University shows how care home staff can be empowered to provide creative activities for residents. The outcome of a four-year project with care home provider Excelcare, arts charity Magic Me and four other arts organisations, the report illustrates how to build relationships between artists, residents and staff through participation in the…
Having signposted to ‘Knowledge is Power’ resources previously https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/a-trio-of-knowledge-is-power-resources-available, we’ve noted that further additions to these resources are now available. You can download a Scottish Gaelic ‘Knowledge is Power’ Booklet here: https://www.dementiavoices.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Knowledge_is_Power_Scottish_Gaelic_booklet_single_A5_pages_AW.pdf and a Welsh booklet here: https://www.dementiavoices.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Knowledge-is-Power-cy.pdf (via DEEP: https://www.dementiavoices.org.uk/deep-resources/knowledge-is-power/). Via Bangor University / Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) Cymru/Wales https://dsdc.bangor.ac.uk/products-created.php.en you can access: …
The NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research) Research Programme for Social Care (RPSC) has funded 14 projects from its first call. The £7.5m of newly funded projects include specific work relating to dementia: There are also projects that could potentially relate to people with dementia, including: Professor Martin Knapp, Director of the NIHR…
The #MyNeuroSurvey has been launched to understand the treatment, care and support being provided for people affected by neurological conditions. The survey, which is open to anyone with a condition that affects the brain, spinal cord or central nervous system, is the largest patient survey of people affected by neurological conditions and their friends and…
Animals in Hands, a mobile zoo, are one of many organisations bringing unusual visitors into care homes for residents to enjoy the physical and mental health benefits of animal therapy. Animals in Hands was set up by former zookeeper Mo Safeer, who is known as the ‘Animal Man’. His care home visits include Royal Star…
Landscaped gardens can be created in line with the latest research on sensory and cognitive impairment, a newly revised factsheet suggests. “Landscape Design Principles for Dementia Care (2nd edition)” is an updated Housing LIN Factsheet (no 35), which shows how well-designed gardens can enhance residents’ quality of life in housing with care developments. It highlights…