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Carer calls for greater age-appropriate support for young onset dementia
According to the Alzheimer’s Society there are estimated to be at least 42,000 younger people with dementia in the UK, this figure accounts for more than 5% of all those with dementia. Steve, whose wife Julie was diagnosed with young onset dementia in her early 50s,...
The Personalised Care Institute offers free online Core Skills module to mark one year anniversary
The module takes 60 minutes to complete and all learners get a Certificate of Learning as proof of professional development. Dr Pauline Foreman, clinical director at the PCI, said: “Our latest research shows just how much personalised care helps patients which is why...
Call for abstract submissions – 35th Global Conference, Alzheimer’s Disease International
The 2022 conference, with the theme of New horizons in dementia: Building on hope, will look at progress and barriers, new developments and innovations across all 7-action areas of the WHO Global action plan on dementia. The conference will be a hybrid event,...
Personalisation in Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities – Report from TLAP
The aim of this TLAP project was to find examples of promising practice that demonstrate what good personalised community-based care and support looks like for people in ethnically diverse communities. This includes identifying the factors that support high quality...
Calling all innovators – Alzheimer’s Society Accelerator Programme
The programme is looking for people who have ideas for a product or service that will help change lives of people affected by dementia. The innovation could be a simple product that makes an everyday task easier for a person living with dementia, or perhaps an idea...
New research initiative on music and dementia launched
The aim of the study is to improve access to music participation and support, with the goal of enhancing quality of life of those living with dementia. Grace Meadows, Campaign Director at Music for Dementia, spoke about the project: “The launch of ‘Light up my life’...
National Academy for Social Prescribing launches second round of Learning Together programme
Participants in the programme will be offered a learning package tailored to their areas’ needs. Accessed over 2 hours a month in a flexible way, so people can learn at their own pace, participants will be able to take part in a series of online workshops and virtual...
Alzheimer’s Disease International invites you to get involved virtually this World Alzheimer’s Month
With disruption to dementia diagnosis due to the covid-19 pandemic, ADI is focusing on the importance of a timely diagnosis and the warning signs of dementia. This September they are asking people to get involved virtually to help spread the word. Whether it be...
Music for Dementia marks World Alzheimer’s month with #powerof30 campaign
The campaign aims to get people living with dementia benefitting from the power that music has to promote and support wellbeing. Christopher Eccleston, who’s memoir focused on the actor’s late father Ronnie’s living with dementia says: “Music has the power to...
New programme aims to boost innovation in social prescribing
The programme is designed to bring together national organisations to share resources, skills and experience between themselves and local organisations, aiming to increase opportunities for people impacted by health inequalities and COVID-19 to access social...
Arts for Dementia social prescribing report launch, 21st September
A.R.T.S. (*Activities to Revitalise The Soul) for Brain Health: Social prescribing as diagnostic practice for dementia – from despair to desire, the product of a two-year national campaign, aims to transform diagnostic practice, establishing a pathway to refer...
New funding allows more people living with dementia to benefit from music
Through this partnership between NASP and Music for Dementia the organisations will receive grants of up to £50,000, supporting social prescribing activities to promote health and wellbeing at a national and local level. This new funding will allow more people with...
Derbyshire project focuses on the way GP’s of the future interact with patients and carers of people living with Dementia
As the Older Adult Senior Educator (dementia specific) for Nottingham Undergraduate Medical Students, Tracey recruits and supports ‘Patient & Carer Experts’ who have lived experience in dementia. The aim of this group is to assist in developing the medical...
Social prescribing within cultural spaces: report and end of study event
Funded by the UKRI Arts and Humanities Research Council, a team of researchers has been working on a study investigating Cultural institutions as social prescribing venues to improve older people’s well-being in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: What works, for...
Toolkit for dementia-friendly initiatives launched by WHO
The toolkit aims to help countries raise public awareness and understanding of dementia to support people living with dementia to remain in, and be a significant part of, their communities. It assists people working in communities to plan, implement and evaluate...
Share your experience: post-diagnostic dementia support for the South Asian community
As Dementia Lead at the University of Wolverhampton, Dr Karan Jutlla is responsible for providing leadership in dementia care curricula and research, and promoting a culturally competent workforce in healthcare. This current research project follows up on a recent,...
Art by Post exhibition launches in September
During recent lockdowns many turned to arts activities as a way to boost spirits and improve general wellbeing. The Art by Post programme, which began in May 2020, is part of the Southbank Centre’s Arts and Wellbeing programme and has provided over 4,500 people at...
The Dementia Fiction Festival, 15-16th September 2021
The festival is organised by the Dementia Fiction project at Queen’s University Belfast, a project which investigates how the language of contemporary fiction represents the minds of characters with dementia. Events will include keynotes, panels, workshops and...
Loneliness and dementia study: invite to interviews
A project exploring loneliness in people living with dementia is being undertaken by Coventry University and The University of Warwick. At the heart of the research is the desire to represent the perspective of people living with dementia. Project researchers are now...
Next Steps website launched
The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted on waiting times for memory assessments, with many memory service staff being redeployed and some services closing temporarily. Many people experiencing memory problems are now waiting longer for their appointments, prolonging the...
Think Local Act Personal would like to hear from you
This directory, known as Innovations in Community Centred-Support, showcases types of support that are innovative in their approach to improving people’s health and wellbeing. It aims to inspire development that shifts these initiatives from the margins to the...