Ex-rugby player Steve Thompson, who was diagnosed with young onset dementia in 2020, has announced that the documentary he made for the BBC entitled ‘Head On: Rugby, Dementia and Me’ that was first aired in October 2022 has had its availability continued on the BBC iPlayer platform.
You can view the documentary here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001ctkw/head-on-rugby-dementia-and-me
Alzheimer’s Society have released a new film where carers and people living with dementia – Beverly, Mark, Eugenie, Alma, Trevor, Liz and Errol – share their experiences of daily life with dementia. The film has been made to highlight that, unless you have dementia yourself or care for someone that does, it can be difficult…
Dementia Diaries, a project run by Innovations in Dementia, has made a renewed call for people living with dementia to become Dementia Diarists. Wayne has made this film to promote Dementia Diaries: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTsfd1bDpek You can find out more about Dementia Diaries here: https://dementiadiaries.org
Marie Curie has published their ‘Better End of Life Report 2024’ that’s subtitled: ‘Time to Care: findings from a nationally representative survey of experiences at the end of life in England and Wales’. It’s been compiled by King’s College London’s Cicely Saunders Institute, Hull York Medical School at University of Hull, and the University of…
Local authority social care services are “in the midst of a national crisis,” social services directors said in mid-January, resulting in “drastic measures” to curtail services for people in need. In a survey by the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) 49 out of the 94 councils responding said that they were taking…
A public engagement event on Monday 26 June in London will be an evening of South Asian music and dance as a response to issues of memory and identity. Naaheed Mukadam, Alzheimer’s Society senior research fellow at UCL, worked with dance and music artists to put together the show in order to combat stigma around…
Brunelcare dementia care lead Stuart Wright has won the 2022 Hennell Award for innovation and excellence in dementia care. The award, presented by the University of Worcester’s Association for Dementia (ADS) Studies, recognises people who have significantly contributed to promoting person-centred care. ADS’s Dr Chris Russell commended Wright’s “clear and inspirational leadership qualities”. Wright, who…