Bradford University are looking for people with a role in or awareness of adult social care planning, provision, management or commissioning to help develop recommendations to improve social care for people with young onset dementia as part of their DYNAMIC Study.
Find out more and complete the DYNAMIC survey here: https://bradford.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/social-care-planning-and-provision-for-people-with-young-o-2
The Lancet Commission study has identified two new risk factors for dementia: untreated vision loss and high low-density lipoprotein (LDL)/bad cholesterol. In findings presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in the US, the updated Lancet Commission (2024) on dementia prevention, intervention, and care noted that 45% of cases of dementia worldwide could be prevented…
Social care workers are paid 41% less than their NHS equivalents, contributing to an unprecedented rise in vacancy rates. This is the verdict of a new report called Unfair to Care, commissioned by the charity Community Integrated Care, which demonstrates that social care workers earn more than £8,000 less than their NHS counterparts. Social care…
Projects for developing technology-based tools in collaboration with people with dementia have been awarded £1.9 million by the Longitude Prize on Dementia. Grants of £80,000 each have been awarded to 24 projects, funding innovations such as an augmented reality map to prevent people getting lost or confused, high tech specs for facial recognition, and a…
Charity Parkinson’s UK has launched a campaign for better training of social care staff on Parkinson’s-related dementia. Carers of people with the condition signed more than 1,200 postcards delivered to Whitehall as part of the charity’s “Nobody Really Knows Us” campaign. It urges the government to allocate some of the £500 million it has earmarked…
The Art and Dementia Toolkit is an online resource designed for people with dementia and their support network. Produced by the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, it is a creative learning resource with 10 arts activities inspired by artworks in the Sydney museum’s collection. There are five themes: paint to music, printmaking, continuous line drawing,…
Frances Lawrence has been made CEO of Dementia Carers Count (DCC) a national charity for family carers looking after someone with dementia. She has worked for charities since 2007 and has a background in fundraising. Among her employers have been the Prince’s Trust, the NSPCC, and most recently the Young Women’s Trust and said that…