An award winning care home has opened a floor in its building specifically for people living with dementia to mark Dementia Action Week (May 20-26).
A key milestone has been marked in the construction of a £16m care village in Merseyside.
Dementia Care
In recognition of Dementia Action Week (20-26 May), leading care supplies company Spearhead Healthcare has hosted The Virtual Dementia Tour at its head office in Kilmarnock.
Worthington Lake Care Home in Wigan is adopting the latest technology and approaches to dementia care for its residents.
More than 60 MPs have supported a call by the Alzheimer’s Society for a £2.4bn Dementia Fund to cover “unfair” care costs.
BBC TV and radio presented Lauren Laverne has been appointed ambassador of Music for Dementia, a new campaign calling for music to be accessible to everyone living with dementia.
More people with dementia should be offered music and dance therapy to manage their condition and prevent them from being “over-medicalised”, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, has said.
Person Centred Software founder and director Jonathan Papworth explains how technology helps support residents living with dementia
Dutch architect Frank van Dillen shared the story behind the evolution of the pioneering De Hogeweyk dementia village at the Future of Care conference yesterday.
Shift8*, the UK supplier of the Tovertafel interactive ‘magic table’, has been awarded a place on the UnLtd Thrive programme for social entrepreneurs.
