Alzheimer’s Society has been named as one of the UK’s top employers in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023 survey. The charity scored highly for employee engagement and workplace happiness based on anonymised employee feedback. Overall engagement score was 86%, 13% above the industry average, 89% expressed confidence in management, while job satisfaction and wellbeing scores were 86% and 85% respectively.
Dreams come true: When resident Nalini Bhagwat (left) asked staff at St Catherine’s View dementia care home in Winchester whether they could turn her New Year wish into reality, that’s exactly what they did. Nalini wanted to revisit some of her old Bollywood-inspired dance moves, so companionship team Laura Sheldrake took to social media and…
Scientific backing has been provided for FallSkip, a digital tool that allows clinicians to evaluate an older person’s risk of falling. According to FallSkip, 30% of people over 65 and 50% of those over 80 fall at least once a year, falls which in more than 70% of cases have clinical consequences. The device, made…
The Young Dementia Network has announced details of its next webinar, “Young onset dementia: Changing perceptions of diagnosis” taking place at 12.30pm on 8 February. Presenter will be Dr Susan Mitchell, head of policy at Alzheimer’s Research UK, who will be accompanied by a panel of experts and will focus on the preferences of people…
Christmas treat: Team members dressed up for a Christmas play at Edenmore Nursing Home, run by Evolve Care Group in Ilfracombe, Devon. Home manager Gayle Copper said: “When we asked some of the family members what show they would like the team to put on for them this year a few of them suggested a nativity. The script…
The charity Music for Dementia is celebrating Carers Week this week (6-12 June) by highlighting the support on offer to carers – as well as the people they care for – to experience the therapeutic benefits of music. In particular, the charity has turned the spotlight on Musica Music’s Press Play to Rewind programme, Playlist…
The National Activity Providers Association (NAPA) have launched two comprehensive, free toolkits aimed at supporting activity providers and friends and family to provide meaningful visits. These toolkits, supported by the National Lottery Community Fund, have been created from the collaborative efforts of Activity Providers, Social Care Leaders, family members and individuals with lived experience. …