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‘Nobody really knows us’
A new report from Parkinson’s UK – Nobody really knows us – has found that the health and social care system is failing to meet the needs of people with Parkinson’s-related dementia. Carers are struggling to cope due to a lack of support, and little or no guidance on how to support their loved one when they experience…
Weekly Music Cafés begin in Greater Manchester
Following being named the UK’s first Centre of Excellence for Music and Dementia https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/centre-of-excellence-for-music, Manchester Camerata has begun weekly Music Cafés for people living with dementia and their carers in community centres across ten boroughs of Greater Manchester. Under the banner of the ‘Music in Mind’ programme, Manchester Camerata describe the cafes as providing, “In…
Dementia Healthcare Inequalities Initiative funding call opens
The Alzheimer’s Society has opened a funding call for research proposals that tackle healthcare inequalities for people living with dementia and their carers. This has been fuelled by a report from The Office of Health Economics that highlights 110 healthcare inequalities faced by people living with dementia and 28 that affect carers. You can read…
On the high seas
Woking’s Bernard Sunley care home, run by charity Friends for the Elderly, has been taking residents on a virtual round-the-world “cruise” complete with cultural experiences appropriate to each destination. Among those “aboard” HMS Bernard Sunley are (pictured) Brian Moore with an appetising Mediterranean cocktail and Rose Simmons with some Spanish souvenirs. “Our cruise passengers have…
Outstanding contribution
Outstanding contribution: Sue Ashcroft, who has a leading role at care home group Care UK, has received the 2021 Hennell Award for Innovation and Excellence in Dementia Care. Sue is Care UK’s lead for dementia and lifestyle services as part of its Approach to Care initiative, which supports care home staff to develop their dementia…
NHS England include dementia in their 2024/25 objectives
NHS England has included dementia in their 2024/25 priorities and operational planning guidance. Specifically, National NHS Objectives for 2024/25 say: “Improve quality of life, effectiveness of treatment, and care for people with dementia by increasing the dementia diagnosis rate to 66.7% by March 2025.” You can read the guidance here: https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/PRN00715-2024-to-2025-priorities-and-operational-planning-guidance-27.03.2024.pdf