Family Carers Ireland has published their State of Caring Report 2024. This follows Family Carers Ireland conducting their biennial State of Caring survey, which is the Republic of Ireland’s comprehensive survey to understand the lives and experiences of family carers.
You can read the report here: https://familycarers.ie/media/3549/family-carers-ireland-state-of-caring-2024.pdf
Numbers of people with dementia worldwide are forecast to rise nearly threefold by 2050, a new analysis suggests. According to research published in Lancet Public Health, numbers will increase from an estimated 57.4 million in 2019 to 152.8 million in 2050. The current pattern of more women than men with dementia looks set to continue…
The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has launched their Social Care Impact Awards. The awards have been created to identify, recognise and reward small organisations doing exceptional work in social care. SCIE say: “Are you a small user-led organisation, or a small voluntary or community organisation that works in social care? Do you need…
To celebrate the 2024 National Playlist Day on 20 September, Playlist for Life has launched an awareness raising campaign inviting contributors to share photos and the songs associated with them for a ‘The Soundtrack of your life’ story. The campaign aims to celebrate special moments in a person’s life, and the musical soundtrack to those…
The Power of Music Fund, a scheme to promote social prescribing for people with dementia and their families, opened on 22nd November for new grant applications. Musical initiatives for carers and people with dementia, such as dementia choirs, can apply for multi-year grants of either £1,000 or £2,000 annually, depending on the size and scope…
Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) has applied to have anti-dementia medications placed on the World Health Organisation’s Essential Medicines List. ADI said that the move, made alongside Newcastle University and the LSE, would ensure everyone everywhere had equitable and affordable access to dementia medications.
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Dementia is investigating what people affected by dementia want from the social care workforce so that they can live well. MPs and Peers on the APPG are particularly keen to explore specialist needs of people with dementia and what the barriers are to accessing care tailored to these needs….