A new training programme designed to develop leadership skills among people from black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds working in social care has been launched by Skills for Care. The Forefront Programme is a new suite of digital modules which is intended to build participants’ confidence in improving equality, diversity and inclusion in their organisation. Find out more about the Forefront Programme at the Skills for Care website
The children of parents with young onset dementia will be sharing their experiences in workshops that will be part of the 2025 Youth Summit from Lorenzo’s House. The Youth Summit is a free, virtual, worldwide event that unites children who have a parent affected by young onset dementia. In 2025 it will take place from…
As the temperature soared passed 40 degrees in some parts of the UK last week, Alzheimer’s Society published a blog on how to support somebody living with dementia in hot weather. Dehydration is a common challenge for older people, especially those living with dementia, the blog warns. Memory problems make it easy to forget to…
A new film depicting dementia is coming to UK screens in February. It stars Academy Award winner Jessica Chastain and Venice Film Festival Best Actor winner Peter Sarsgaard, who portrays a man living with young onset dementia. Described as an unconventional love story, the film shows Sylvia (Jessica Chastain) as a social worker who leads a simple and structured life until…
September is World Alzheimer’s Month and the campaign theme this year will be “Never too early, never too late,” underscoring the importance of identifying risk factors and reducing risk in order to delay or prevent the onset of dementia. Organisers Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) said, with the global numbers of people with dementia expected to…
Dementia Adventure has reported excellent feedback for the first events that have taken place as part of their new initiative: Green Letter Days. Green Letter Days are experiences created for people with dementia (plus friends/family/carers) to share memorable days out. Green Letter Days launched with days at Lord’s Cricket Ground, and more events are planned…
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published a new guideline entitled, ‘Falls: assessment and prevention in older people and in people 50 and over at higher risk’. The guideline updates and replaces the 2013 NICE guideline on falls and includes recommendations on: Professor Jonathan Benger, Chief Medical Officer and Interim Director…