Nominations open for Carers UK Awards 

Bradford University are looking for people with a role in or awareness of adult social care planning, provision, management or commissioning to help develop recommendations to improve social care for people with young onset dementia as part of their DYNAMIC Study. Find out more and complete the DYNAMIC survey here: https://bradford.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/social-care-planning-and-provision-for-people-with-young-o-2

Opening Doors, a charity launched in 2016 to support and advocate for LGBTQ+ individuals over 50, has announced its permanent closure on 29 February 2024.     Bridget Symonds, CEO of Opening Doors, said: “Despite the relentless efforts of our Board of Trustees and staff to secure a sustainable future for our work, the current economic environment…

The Care Workers’ Charity (CWC) has published ‘Centring Care Workers – A Guide’, which has been co-produced with CWC’s Care Worker Advisory Board.  The Guide is designed to help organisations and leaders engage meaningfully with care workers, and documents practical approaches for involving care workers in decision-making, service design and policy development.   Karolina Gerlich, CEO…

At a House of Lords event hosted by Lord Best, three new resources on Extra Care housing and dementia have been published as part of the DemECH project, run by the University of Worcester’s Association for Dementia Studies. Lord Best, chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) “Housing for people with dementia” inquiry, oversaw the…

Dementia Carers Count (DCC) has launched their Manifesto for Dementia Carers.  The Manifesto, informed by what dementia carers have told DCC, sets out seven priorities and associated recommendations that DCC hope will be met by policy makers in the next government.  You can find out more here: https://dementiacarers.org.uk/blog/manifesto-for-dementia-carers/ 

The public have been invited to contribute to a Creative Health Review, looking at how activities like crafts, film, cooking and singing can promote health and wellbeing while preventing ill-health. A series of round-table meetings being held between autumn 2022 and spring 2023 will form a core part of the review, organised by the National…