Funding announced for 14 Commercial Research Delivery Centres across England

Magic Me, an arts charity that brings generations together, has published their annual report 2023/24 entitled: ‘Creativity, Connection and Growth’.  Magic Me began in 1989 with a focus on intergenerational arts practices and arts initiatives for people living and working in care settings.  In their latest Annual Report, Magic Me talk about ‘Spark’ (formerly Magic Moments)…

New data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) indicates that, of the 137,321 people who died from Covid-19 in England and Wales in 2020 and 2021, just over one in five (21.8%) had dementia.  While dementia was the most common pre-existing condition in 2020, it was the third most common in 2021, behind diabetes…

Dementia UK has shared a new animation to increase awareness of young onset dementia.  The animation includes information about symptoms that can be experienced by younger people, what those symptoms can be mistaken for, and the different challenges younger people face when living with dementia.  You can view the animation here:

The Journal of Dementia Care is delighted that one of our Advisory Board members, Dr Amanda Thompsell, has been appointed by Target Healthcare REIT as an independent non-executive director. Dr Thompsell has practised as a GP, before switching to working in old age hospital medicine, and then retraining in old age psychiatry. She has significant…

In the UK, dementia rates among black people are 22% higher than for white people, demonstrating the need for more targeted interventions to reduce dementia risks and improve treatment outcomes for ethnic minority communities. That is the verdict of UCL researchers who carried out the study, which looked at health records of more than 660,000…

The Together Project has launched a new film that talks about the work they do to combat loneliness. The Together Project run a variety of initiatives that connect generations in care homes, retirement schemes, community spaces, libraries and letterboxes through their two high-profile programmes: ‘Songs and Smiles’ and ‘Crafting Connections’.  You can watch the film…