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The Dementia Translational Collaboration Trials Network, an initiative run by The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), has received £49.9 million in government funding to set up new dementia research sites across the UK to enable more people to take part in early phase clinical trials. The Dementia Translational Collaboration Trials Network will…
DeNPRU Exeter publish report on living alone with dementia
DeNPRU (Policy Research Unit Dementia and Neurodegeneration) Exeter has published a report entitled ‘Living alone with dementia: a neglected inequality’. The report details that as many as one in three of all people with dementia live alone. It challenges the assumption that people with dementia will have a carer available, and highlights the lack of…
Alzheimer’s Society launch ‘Dementia: Behind closed doors’
Alzheimer’s Society has launched a new campaign entitled ‘Dementia: Behind Closed Doors’. The campaign features a short film showing well-known figures alongside families affected by dementia. You can watch the film here: Alzheimer’s Society are urging people affected by dementia to share their stories with them. You can find out more here: https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/get-involved/our-campaigns/share-your-story Discover more…
New guidance for care homes on alcohol management
A new guide has been created for care homes on alcohol management by the University of Bedfordshire in collaboration with the Care Quality Commission (CQC). This guide aims to help care staff deliver a high standard of care in relation to alcohol, and is based on the findings of a research study which gathered the…
Dementia Jersey offer new Carers Support Packs
Dementia Jersey has created new, free, Carers Support Packs with information and advice for people with dementia and their families and friends in Jersey. The packs include: Find out more about the packs here: https://dementia.je/information/resources/carers-support-pack/, email: info@dementia.je or call: 01534 723519
Fairy tale
Fairy tale: Panto season was extended at a Dorset dementia care home as residents and staff staged their own version of Beauty and the Beast. Weeks of rehearsals, making props and sourcing costumes culminated in the performance at Colten Care’s Fernhill home in Longham. Resident Patrick Ryan is pictured (right) with fellow cast members, who…