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Everyone Active and Dementia UK join forces to raise dementia awareness
As well as raising awareness of dementia, Everyone Active is also aiming to raise £50,000 which could cover essential operations, including the basic costs of 17,500 people contacting the Dementia UK Helpline, where they can benefit from life-changing advice and...
New paper launched: Place, people, purpose and power
The paper, written by Neil Crowther, looks at the importance of sustaining personhood and wellbeing through the four interdependent dimensions of place & things, power & agency, people & relationships, and purpose & routine. Intended to stimulate...
Policy influencing toolkit launched by tide
The Front of Mind campaign is about putting carers’ needs at the heart of dementia care. The campaign calls for the following changes: For a greater awareness and understanding of dementia For people living with dementia and their carers to be more involved in policy...
Research: Dog companions interviews
If you are lucky enough to share your life with a dog then this research study would love to talk to you. They are particularly looking to speak with people with dementia and want to discover the following: how communication and human activity with dogs has changed...
Research: what do you think of dementia in the media?
Take part in this online survey to share your thoughts on media representations of dementia. People living with dementia, carers, professionals and the public are all welcome to take part. You can respond to the survey here. Download the research flyer
Research: Dementia and smart home technology
Take part in research to see how people with dementia use smart home technology like Alexa.
£4 million Longitude Prize on Dementia announced
The focus of this challenge, delivered by Challenge Works, will be on the creation of personalised, technology-based tools that are co-created with people living with the early stages of dementia, helping them live independently for longer. Innovators will be...
New learning opportunity from Community Catalysts
Starting on 25th July, this free programme delivered by Community Catalysts and Ruby Star Associates provides the opportunity for people who run or work in community enterprises to build confidence in using different technologies, create new online activities, and...
Alzheimer’s Disease International survey: Post-diagnostic experience
Following up on the 2021 report ‘Journey through the diagnosis of dementia’, this year the ADI’s World Alzheimer Report will focus on post-diagnosis support. Views and experiences gathered through these surveys will provide valuable insight into post-diagnostic care...
New guide: Dementia and co-creation
This recent publication, Dementia and co-creation, aims to inspire and enable designers, researchers, engineers, and entrepreneurs to collaborate in a meaningful way with people affected by dementia. ‘Good design is about empathy – listening to people and...
Dementia Friendly Dentistry
For many people, a trip to the dentist can be a daunting prospect, “I hope most of you won’t mind me saying this. But I think you’ll agree that a trip to the dentist is not everyone’s idea of a fun day out.” wrote Angela Rippon CBE when introducing the guide to dental...
Dementia Action Week – 16-22 May 2022
This year’s campaign focuses on diagnosis, encouraging people to reach out for support and advice if they (or their loved ones) are experiencing memory loss. Alzheimer’s Society research shows that the misconception around memory loss being a sign of normal ageing is...
Guide to the Living with Dementia Toolkit
The IDEAL research programme, based at the University of Exeter, looks at ways of improving the experience of living with dementia. This toolkit, produced with Innovations in Dementia, is the result of co-production work with an involvement group of people with...
I live with dementia: new Dementia UK campaign
“Dementia doesn’t just impact the person with the diagnosis – everyone around them, from family members to friends, is affected in some way. Because if you love someone living with dementia, you’re living with it too.” explains the Dementia UK website. The campaign,...
National Academy for Social Prescribing announces new funding for musical activities
The National Academy for Social Prescribing will be running this funding project in partnership with The Utley Foundation, which funds the Music for Dementia campaign and is donating £1 million to get the ball rolling. NASP aims to secure up to £10 million in funding...
Music for Dementia and UK Music launch Power of Music report
Campaign organisation Music for Dementia together with industry body UK Music have launched the report following a one year study which consulted charities, government and the health and social care sectors as well as the wider creative sector along with people living...
Alzheimer Europe 32nd Annual Conference: call for abstracts and early bird registration
Alzheimer Europe invites abstract submissions covering a wide range of topics. The deadline for submissions is 15th May 2022. See below for the list of topics – (Inter)National dementia strategies; Arts and culture; Brain health and dementia prevention; Carer...
Financial guides and factsheets from Independent Age
At a time when many are faced with increasing living expenses, these useful guides are available for download from the Independent Age website, audio versions can also be streamed, or you can order a printed copy to be sent out to you. The guides provide tips on...
Tune in for dementia related podcasts from The Ageing Scientist
The lastest mini-series from The Ageing Scientist focuses on dementia, each episode with a different focus: What happens in the brain in dementia, Care after a diagnosis, Rare dementias, Young on-set dementia, and Ethnicity and dementia. The Ageing Scientist is made...
Alzheimer’s Research UK seeks volunteers living with dementia for music therapy research
Alzheimer’s Research UK is encouraging volunteers to sign up to the Join Dementia Research platform. Prof Keith McAdam is looking for 1000 volunteers to help investigate the effects that personalised music listening could have on behaviour and psychological symptoms....
Arts 4 Dementia launches new workshops
Arts 4 Dementia is a UK charity working to develop arts programmes for people affected by dementia, along with training for people who work with people affected by dementia. Having provided a range of arts related webinars and online events throughout the pandemic,...