The Young Dementia Network has launched a survey to review the Network’s progress and develop the next Network strategy which will set out what the Young Dementia Network want to achieve from now until 2028.
The survey is anonymous and will take around 15 minutes to complete. You can participate here: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/youngdementianetworksurvey2025/. The survey closes on Friday 21st February 2025.
Expert training in reminiscence arts in dementia care is being offered in the New Year. Taking place on 9 and 10 January, in Halesworth, Suffolk, the two-day course for “Remembering Yesterday, Caring Today” will be run by Pam Schweitzer, a renowned reminiscence arts practitioner and founder of the European Reminscence Network. There will also be…
You can’t be person-centred without being culturally inclusive, and you can’t be culturally inclusive without being person-centred. The two go hand in hand. Dr Karan Jutlla, Head of the Centre for Applied and Inclusive Health Research and Dementia Lead, University of Wolverhampton, opened her address with this statement, and went on to give telling examples…
Social care workers are paid 41% less than their NHS equivalents, contributing to an unprecedented rise in vacancy rates. This is the verdict of a new report called Unfair to Care, commissioned by the charity Community Integrated Care, which demonstrates that social care workers earn more than £8,000 less than their NHS counterparts. Social care…
Alzheimer’s Research UK has launched a survey to gather the views of people who have been diagnosed with dementia in the last three years, or who are currently seeking answers for memory and thinking concerns. The survey is also open to anyone in a caring role supporting a friend, family member or loved one. It…
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…
Would you like to learn how to deliver cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) as a group treatment for people living with mild to moderate dementia? This course teaches attendees to apply the key principles and is suitable for health care professionals including psychologists, occupational therapists and nurses as well as community-based organisations running meeting centres and…