Admiral Nursing charity Dementia UK is highlighting LGBT+ History Month by listing services for LGBT+ people with dementia. Some services are specifically for LGBT+ people, like Opening Doors which supports those aged 50 or more across the UK and has online support groups for people with dementia, while others like DEEP are generic but has an online LGBT+ support group called Speak Out with Dementia.
Older people, friends and carers are invited to a “mindful walk” with music and poetry in the Oxford University Parks on Tuesday March 1st. A joint venture by Creative Dementia Arts Network (CDAN) and the university’s Gardens, Libraries & Museums (GLAM), the walk celebrates the work of Robert Burton, 16th century author of the Anatomy…
Arts charity Living Words is running CPD-accredited foundation courses for professional carers and nursing staff. The charity’s Listen Out Loud Foundation Course is an online course designed to teach skills in effective communication with people with dementia using the Listen Out Loud methodology. There are six 90-minute sessions designed to fit into care staff’s busy…
Four innovative products assisting people with dementia have been identified as part of Alzheimer’s Society’s Accelerator Programme, which fosters creative ideas in the field. The products are Start Voice Control, which will help reduce distress among those experiencing communication difficulties; the Music Project, which will enhance life through music and meaningful activity; Smart Socks from…
A blog by Age UK charity director Caroline Abrahams on the charity’s website provides a useful summary of the High Court’s recent ruling on the government’s policy of discharging older people from hospitals into care homes at the outset of Covid-19. The webpage, titled: The court decision on discharges into care homes, explains that while…
In the Tom Kitwood Memorial session at the UK Dementia Congress (Coventry, 26 November 2024) we were reminded of Tom’s words: “He didn’t talk about truth and lies but about genuineness and treachery – emphasising that it is the intent that matters.” Jane Murray, an experienced nurse and assistant professor at the University of Northumbria,…
The International Longevity Centre UK (ILC) has published a report showing that serious mental health conditions are hampering people’s ability to live more fulfilling, long lives. ‘Mind the age gap: making mental health matter across the life course’ details that while there is increasing attention globally on mental health and wellbeing, people living with serious…