Team members at Hallmark Care Homes raised more than £8,900 with a 26-mile charity walk for Alzheimer’s Society. Hallmark managing director Aneurin Brown led his staff on the Trek26 walk, a wider challenge mounted by the Society to bring in much needed funds for the services it provides. “I’m incredibly proud of my team for completing this gruelling challenge,” Brown said.
The Mary Stevens Hospice and No Barriers Here has launched new educational resources to ensure the needs of LGBTQ+ people at end of life are met. Funded by Marie Curie, ‘It’s more than rainbows in reception – Working with LGBTQ+ people in palliative and end of life care’ is for anyone working in or commissioning…
Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) have awarded accreditation to the Wicking Dementia Centre in Australia for their globally impactful educational initiatives in aged and dementia care. The Wicking Dementia Centre, which is part of the University of Tasmania, have had over 500,000 enrolments in their Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) on dementia, with participants joining their…
Rare Space, a new venture from Rare Dementia Support (RDS) designed to celebrate the creative and cultural lives of RDS members, is inviting more people to get involved with this work. The Rare Space team say: “Rare Space combines individual stories, group projects, creative research and activity suggestions, hoping to inspire creativity and reflection within…
The Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford has extended the deadline for applications to the Rosamund Snow Scholarship for Patient-Led Research. Established in honour of the late Rosamund Snow, an advocate for patient involvement in healthcare research, the scholarship supports experts by experience to lead doctorate research projects that…
Residential care homes have urged the government to protect them from massive rises in energy costs. The National Care Forum (NCF), which represents social care providers, said they were facing price rises of 400% for gas and electricity that were “totally unaffordable”. Vic Rayner, NCF CEO, added: “This is causing immense pressure for social care…
Dementia Friendly East Belfast’s work has been featured on the BBC News, including showcasing art done by people with dementia that’s gone on display in the Holywood Arches library under the exhibition title: ‘Presence in the Past’. You can view the news report, that includes interviews with some of the members of the art group,…