A virtual railway station designed to evoke fond local memories has proved a big hit with care home residents.
Dementia Care
Analysis of NHS data has revealed that rates of people being diagnosed with dementia have more than doubled in some parts of the country over five years.
TV and radio presenter Lauren Laverne has urged people living with dementia, their families and carers to build music playlists this Christmas with the launch of free guides.
Care England CEO, Professor Martin Green OBE, has visited a pioneering dementia care home in Gravesend, Kent.
Care village operator Belong has won the LaingBuisson Residential Care (Smaller Organisation) Award.
Galanos Lodge in Warwickshire, part of the Royal British Legion group, has been crowned winner of a competition raising awareness of the importance of reminiscence therapy.
Creative activities such as poetry, music and gardening are central to encouraging those suffering with dementia to engage in conversation and reminisce.
A Coroner’s Court jury has found that the death of a care home resident from choking was accidental.
National campaign Music for Dementia 2020 has announced the launch of the first ever Musical Map for Dementia.
An innovative care home extension is to provide more choice to residents living with dementia.
