New network to develop tech that can enhance the physical capabilities of people with dementia
Heriot-Watt, the University of Strathclyde, and Age Scotland are leading a new network focusing on how technology can enhance the social, mental, and physical capacities…
Report finds only 29 percent of care staff in England receive any form of dementia training
Care England has responded to the Alzheimer's Society 'Because We're Human Too' report, which has revealed while the number of people with dementia continues to…
Two-thirds of GPs would like to prescribe assistive technologies to patients with dementia
A poll of GPs in the UK has shown that more than two-thirds of GPs in the UK would like to be able to prescribe…
Longitude Prize on Dementia launches with £4.34m pot for assistive tech
The Longitude Prize on Dementia is calling on innovators around the world to apply the power of artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies to develop…
£4.1m prize unveiled for assistive tech innovations that transform lives of dementia patients
A new £ million prize is launching in September 2022 that seeks personalised assistive technology innovations that help people with dementia to remain independent in…
23 organisations come together to support call for Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to increase DFG funding
The Home Adaptations Consortium has written a letter to Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock MP pledging for support for an…
“Shocking” figures show lack of social care has led to 2.5 million lost bed days since the last General Election
According to new findings from Age UK, there have been million lost bed days in the NHS between the last General Election and the upcoming…
Nationwide historic and countryside sites to be made dementia-friendly in new three-year project
Wimpole in Cambridge Two of the UK’s most popular charities, the National Trust and Alzheimer’s Society, have unveiled a three-year project to make all of…
Guest Blog: How technology can support people with dementia and reduce pressure off carers
Gavin Bashar, UK Managing Director of Tunstall Healthcare According to Alzheimer’s Disease International, two out of every three people believe there is little or no…
New dementia-friendly and comfortable pressure cushions give dementia patients peace of mind
Pressure care specialist Airospring has announced a new range of dementia-friendly pressure cushions, which boast a non-clinical look that could otherwise be daunting for dementia…