Category: Dementia
CARE BOOST FOR VETERANS AS STAFF QUALIFY TO PRESCRIBE
A lead nurse and a lead physiotherapist at Royal Star & Garter have become the first members of staff in the charity’s care homes to qualify as non-medical prescribers. Yuriy Bukovych...
PUB CHEERS FOR RESIDENTS
Sunrise of Hale Barns care home has opened a bar within Reminiscence, its Memory Care Neighbourhood. This is a dedicated neighbourhood for residents living with dementia. The new bar has been set...
JOY AS RESIDENTS AND RELATIVES REUNITE
Residents at Royal Star & Garter’s three Homes have enjoyed emotional reunions with loved ones. It was the first time they were able to meet face-to-face in three months, after visits to...
DEMENTIA UK RECOMMENDS BOOKS TO BREAK DOWN DEMENTIA STIGMA
In honour of World Book Day, Dementia UK has provided its list of book recommendations to improve care and understanding for people diagnosed with the life-limiting condition. ...
HALLMARK CARE HOMES PARTNERS WITH MUSICA
Hallmark Care Homes has joined forces with Musica, a music and health social enterprise which helps to integrate music into the daily care of people living with dementia. From March onwards,...
EXPERT IN DEMENTIA RESEARCH WELCOMES NEW FOOTBALL GUIDELINES
Dr Michael Grey, who leads a project to monitor ex-footballers for early signs of dementia, has welcomed new guidelines that ban children from heading footballs during training. New guidance,...
COMMUNITIES URGED TO SUPPORT PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA THIS WINTER
Dementia UK is calling for people to look out for people with dementia and their families, after experiencing a significant increase in calls to its Admiral Nurse Dementia Helpline during this...
EX-FOOTBALLERS TO BE MONITORED FOR EARLY SIGNS OF DEMENTIA
Researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) are crowdfunding a new project to test former professional football players for early signs of dementia. Recent research from the University of...
NEW NURSING ROLE CREATED FOR LEWY BODY DEMENTIA
Dementia specialist support provider Dementia UK and Lewy Body Society, a charity which funds research and raises awareness of this dementia subtype, have jointly announced the appointment of the....jpg "Tim Karen and Martin at the Princess Royal Training Awards.")
HOME INSTEAD RECEIVES ROYAL RECOGNITION
A home care company is celebrating after being commended with a Princess Royal Training Award for its workplace learning at a ceremony held at St James’s Palace in London. Presented by HRH...
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