The Dominica Dementia Foundation has celebrated ten years since its founding in 2016 by Rianna Patterson at the age of 18, in memory of her grandfather Terry Vidal. The Foundation aims to raise awareness, provide resources, offer emotional support, and advocate for people living with dementia through community programmes and support services. Rianna Patterson, was…
Colten Care, an independent, family-owned care home provider that operates 21 care homes in Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire and West Sussex has had a busy summer. One home transformed its garden into a colourful sensory trail complete with wind chimes and ribbons as guests enjoyed a summer barbecue party. Another home had a dementia friendly community…
The Office of Rachel Gilmour, MP for Tiverton and Minehead, published a report recommending improvements for dementia services in her constituency. Ms Gilmour has also applied to bring forward a Ten Minute Rule Bill on Dementia Specialist Support, to turn the report’s findings into action in Parliament. The recommendations include: A named Dementia Care Navigator,…
The Older People’s Commissioner for Wales wants to hear from older people and their families in Wales about their experiences of applying for NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) and the outcomes. Participation can be via phone, online conversation or from filling in a questionnaire. You can choose how much or how little you would like to…
NHS England has published the ‘Mental health personalised care framework: the modern care programme approach’. The Framework documents the approach and related principles and actions for delivering personalised care for adults and older people with severe mental health problems. People with dementia are included in the scope of the Framework. Access the Framework here: https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/mental-health-personalised-care-framework-the-modern-care-programme-approach/
Dementia Carers Count (DCC) has featured on the Safeguarding Matters Podcast from the Ann Craft Trust, a national charity that aims to minimise the risk of abuse of adults. In the episode, DCC Head of Policy and Campaigns, Helen Pyper, talks to Ann Craft Trust Safeguarding Adults Manager Laura Thorpe about the challenges dementia carers…
June’s Wish, a charity supporting people living with advancing dementia to fulfil lifelong dreams or recreate memories, has begun granting wishes. June’s Wish was inspired by founder Jules Minter’s mother, June, who lived with Lewy body dementia. Two weeks before she died, she fulfilled her lifelong love of flying with one final flight. Working closely…
BBC’s The One Show has featured children and young people in families affected by dementia and showcased learning about dementia through The Dementia Explorer Game (which we reported on here: https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/board-game-launched-to-help-teach-children-about-dementia). The show also includes contributions from Traitors’ winner Rachel Duffy, Dr Clarissa Giebel, Senior Research Fellow at the University of Liverpool’s Institute of Population…
Baroness Casey, alongside Prime Minister Andy Burnham, has launched ‘The Big Conversation on Care’. Described as ‘the most ambitious public conversation in a generation, handing the public a direct role in shaping the future of adult social care in England,’ The Big Conversation is for anyone living in England to say what they want and…