NAPA launch Arts in Care Homes Involvement Pack 

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…

Pioneer of the validation method for supporting people with dementia, Naomi Feil, died on Christmas Eve at the age of 91 at her home in Oregon, USA. Naomi began her ground-breaking work on validation after realising in her interactions with older people who had cognitive impairments that using reality orientation, diversion or lying wasn’t meeting…

A major research study published in the BMJ has shown that people were at higher risk of developing dementia following a Covid-19 infection.  Scientists found that almost a third of older adults (32%) who got Covid-19 in 2020 went on to develop at least one new medical condition in the months after infection, compared with…

Think Local Act Personal (TLAP), who host the Dementia Change Action Network (DCAN), are developing a new strategy for DCAN.  It is intended the strategy will be shaped by insights on the current lived experience, aspirations and ideas of people living with dementia, their families and friends.  Find out more from TLAP here: https://thinklocalactpersonal.org.uk/news/personalising-dementia-support-building-a-strategy-on-lived-experience/  Find…

The Coalition of Frontline Care for People Nearing the End of Life has published a report entitled: ‘End of Life is Everyone’s Business.’  The report talks about how many people die with age-related conditions – with dementia as the UK’s leading cause of death – and that numerous families try to cope at home until a…

Visiting restrictions for care homes in England have been relaxed by the government as the Covid omicron wave has begun to pass. Since Monday (31 January) there has been no limit on numbers of visitors and self-isolation periods for residents who test positive have been cut from 14 days to 10 days with further reductions…