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Damaging ‘pad culture’
An ingrained practice of “pad culture” in the management of incontinence on hospital wards is having a damaging impact on the dignity and independence of people with dementia, an in-depth study has found. Conducted by the University of West London’s Geller Institute of Ageing and Memory, the study of six wards in three hospitals identified…
Report championing intergenerational solidarity is published
‘A Divided Kingdom: Steps Towards Intergenerational Solidarity’ has been launched by Intergenerational England. This report makes the case for embedding intergenerational practice across sectors, from education and housing to health and workforce, and includes dementia care examples from general practice and community-based dementia cafes. Find out more and download the report here: https://www.intergenerationalengland.org/adividedkingdom
Iceland says “Think Brain Health”
The Iceland retail chain joined forces with Alzheimer’s Research UK in a “Think Brain Health” initiative to promote positive dietary choices. Aimed at reducing dementia risk, the promotion ran in Iceland stores throughout September, highlighting fruit, vegetable and salad purchases. Iceland said the initiative was based on the research finding that up to 40% of…
Musical teas
Music charity Playlist for Life is inviting care providers to get involved in its summer programme of musical teas. The charity, whose founder Sally Magnusson was awarded an MBE for services to dementia in the King’s Birthday Honours, hopes that its “Summer of Musical Teas” will raise funds. Free musical tea packs for putting on…
Participants wanted to share the experiences of LGBTQ+ people living with dementia
Research is being conducted at University College London (UCL) about the experiences of using dementia services and organisations for LGBTQ+ people living with dementia. The research aims to discover if dementia services are meeting the needs of LGBTQ+ people, what support individuals would like to be available and any barriers people are experiencing in receiving…
New dementia research sites to be opened across the UK
The Dementia Translational Collaboration Trials Network, an initiative run by The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), has received £49.9 million in government funding to set up new dementia research sites across the UK to enable more people to take part in early phase clinical trials. The Dementia Translational Collaboration Trials Network will…