Free training for healthcare professionals that work with people with dementia
Vivid Care will host a free webinar to provide training and support for occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and other healthcare professionals working with people that have…
Guest article: Technology solutions and dementia care – What’s available?
While the coronavirus crisis led to some of the biggest challenges ever seen by the social care sector, the investment in technology dramatically increased as…
High-tech wearable set to transform the lives of dementia patients and their carers
An innovation team from Swansea University is helping to refine a high-tech device, which is already making a “vital difference” to people living with dementia,…
Local authority care home uses pioneering dementia tech to train its staff to deliver more person-centred care
Credit: Bristol City Council Bristol City Council is funding the training of over 30 staff using virtual reality (VR) technology which replicates the experience of…
Exceptional dementia care recognised at award-winning care home
Credit: The Royal Star & Garter Homes The Royal Star & Garter Home in Solihull, West Midlands, has retained its status as one of the…
Innovative app provides personalised guidance and support for dementia carers
Helping support family carers of people with dementia, CogniCare is an innovative app that offers guidance, expertise, resources and insights for carers. It is designed…
Reducing the risks: Moving & handling and dementia across health and social care
Deborah Harrison is the founder of A1 Risk Solutions, an independent organisation that specialises in moving and handling, training risk assessment and consultancy. Deborah started…
Latest analysis shows people with dementia spend nearly £15 billion of their own money on social care
Alzheimer’s Society has revealed that people with dementia have had to spend almost £15 billion of their own money on social care since Government reforms…
New report says councils must review dementia care plans once a year in line with Care Act
A new review from Healthwatch England has revealed that fewer than half of people with a dementia care plan from their local council receive the…
Leading charity calls for multi-billion-pound dementia fund for those being “ignored and neglected”
According to a new survey from Alzheimer’s Society, over three-quarters of MPs believe dementia care should be funded by the Government and the charity cries…