A dementia unit at a south Shropshire care home has undergone an innovative transformation to provide a more stimulating environment for residents. Specially designed wall…
Read more...KNITTING boards are helping elderly residents build their hand strength, hand-to-eye coordination and concentration. The toys, which resemble cross-stitching, are being used at The Beeches…
Read more...Nearly 500 scientists are arriving in Harrogate this week to share their latest research findings at the UK’s largest annual gathering of dementia researchers. The…
Read more...The former Labour MP, Hazel Blears, opened the launch of a pioneering new dementia service in Manchester on Friday, named the ‘EachStep Club’, that uses…
Read more...A WOODLAND in the Highlands is the first in the country to become Dementia Friendly. Scotland’s walking charity, Paths for All, has helped Evanton Community…
Read more...A former information technology manager who died with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease has left more than £80,000 in her Will to dementia research. Sheila McCree, who…
Read more...An Epsom care home has ensured residents feel right at home with newly decorated bedroom doors giving the illusion of a front door, complete with…
Read more...The Minister for Care Caroline Dineage is calling for more participation in dementia research as part of the Government’s national Dementia 2020 Challenge. Ms Dineage…
Read more...AN INNER city farm is running dementia friendly art workshops for care home residents in South Yorkshire. A series of four workshops have been taking…
Read more...The ability of arts and dementia to help families stay together in the face of dementia has been recognised by our specialist dementia nurses. Dementia…
Read more...A North East-based charity has been selected as the national partner for a new short film drama to help raise awareness of the effects of…
Read more...The Dementia Consortium welcomes Johnson & Johnson Innovation, Takeda and Evotec to join the unique £9.5 million charity-industry collaboration. This second phase of the Dementia…
Read more...FORTUNE cookies are having a therapeutic effect on those living with dementia in the North East. Residents at Pelton Grange Care Home, in Pelton, near…
Read more...Annual week of tea parties raise funds for much-needed dementia specialist nurses Dementia UK, the only charity caring for people with dementia and their families…
Read more...Last week The Kings Fund in London played host to a day of collaboration exploring new models of care for those living with a dementia…
Read more...Sign up to receive the latest issues, along with highlights of the latest sector news and more from The Carer, delivered directly to your inbox twice a week!
