Training in creative health practice
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Prescriptions for harmful antipsychotics leapt by 50% in dementia care during the pandemic, research led by Exeter University and King’s College London has found. The research, presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) in San Diego, showed that 28% of people with dementia in care homes had been prescribed antipsychotic medication compared with 18%…
Chris Suich, whose husband Bob has dementia, has created a kit to help carers and families affected by dementia. The kit, Bob’s Brainwaves, includes ideas to support a person with dementia to live at home for longer, as well as important documents and forms. The local signposting that’s included is focused on Louth, Lincolnshire, alongside…
Tamara Backhouse, a researcher at the University of East Anglia, is looking for people living with dementia to take part in research to understand how best to improve personal care for people with dementia. The aim of the research is to inform the development of training for caregivers. Participation involves taking part in a 1-hour…
Social Care Future, In Control and Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) has published two resources under the banner of ‘Inclusive and Insightful Events’ to support involving people with lived experience in events. ‘Research into people’s lived experiences’ and ‘A practical guide to support speakers with lived experience at your event’ provide information and advice. These…
More than 150 residents living in the St Monica Trust’s retirement villages and care homes – including people living with dementia – have been involved in the process of creating a new beer named ‘Hundred Not Out’. The beer is the result of sessions run by Hoppiness Brews, a Bristol-based Community Interest Company which aims…
What should the next phase of the government’s dementia strategy focus on? A forthcoming dementia care webinar, hosted by Public Policy Exchange, will assess the impact of the last strategy and discuss ideas on what the government’s proposed 10-year plan for dementia care should contain. Entitled Improving Dementia Care: Tackling the Crisis in Care Quality,…