Welcome to the brand-new Journal of Dementia Care (JDC). These pages may look substantially the same as ever, but behind the scenes there has been an important change. Successfully launched by Hawker Publications almost thirty years ago, JDC has become the leading publication and events team for professionals working within the dementia sector. JDC has…...
By Jackie Pool, QCS, Dementia Care Champion There are currently 850,000 people in the UK with dementia. However, the Alzheimer’s Society forecasts that by 2040, some 1.6 million could be living with the condition. While researchers are working around the clock to find a cure – or to at least delay the symptoms of dementia…...
Alzheimer’s Society expresses concerns over care costs cap While describing government proposals for funding social care as a “real platform for change”, Alzheimer’s Society has branded a proposed cap of £86,000 on the costs paid by individuals for their own social care as “worryingly high”. Sector leaders also expressed concern that the additional money for…...
“Will the PM Boris Johnson’s promise of more money for social care fix the crisis in dementia care?” The prime minister’s commitment of a £36 billion increase in funding for health and social care over the next three years is clearly to be welcomed. But for people living with dementia and their carers, there may…...
It is estimated that more than fifth of those living in Extra Care Housing have dementia, but relatively little is known about their experience of it. Teresa Atkinson and colleagues set out plans for an 19-month project exploring how Extra Care can help to live well with dementia. Extra Care Housing (ECH) is…...
It is well known that tailored activities can generate meaning and purpose in the lives of people with dementia. Emma Sadler explains how the Good Care Group set out to “create meaningful days” for its home care clients. Our mission is to keep people living well in the comfort of their own homes and communities…....
Less talk, more music – why action is needed now In March 2020, the volume was turned down on live music and the world was eerily silent. Many of us, including those of us who are musicians and music therapists, were not expecting what happened next. From singing from balconies to performances outside care home…...
Research has shown that people with young onset dementia need advice, support and information to stay independent. Jacqueline Hussey and Gill Stokes report on how a pilot online education course did exactly that. Young onset dementia affects adults under the age of 65 and nationally there are approximately 43,000 affected individuals within this age group…...
Nobody could have predicted the scale and force of Covid-19 but falling diagnosis rates have once again highlighted the need for a more streamlined service. James White argues that people with dementia should be prioritised for pandemic recovery. Every three minutes someone develops dementia in the UK. And yet, many are struggling to access a…...
Later life is too often overshadowed by needless suffering, says Chris Gage. In response, he has co-founded Plan with Care, which offers a highly personalised, fully managed holistic care and wellbeing service. Our belief is that vulnerable older people can thrive rather than languish in later life, whatever the circumstances. I am one of the…...