A new four-part series broadcast by Channel 4 has highlighted the value of continuing to work, for people living with the dementia. The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes follows Michelin-starred chef …
Check, Change and Challenge: New DEEP Dementia Recommendations
The Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project (DEEP) and the Dementia Action Alliance have announced a ‘Call to Action’, to improve the language used when talking about dementia. The campaign welcomes …
New NICE Dementia Guidance Highlights the Importance of Forward Planning
Dementia- discussing and planning support explains how anyone newly diagnosed with dementia should be given information including: Their type of dementia and how it will affect them Any further tests, treatment, …
BBC Dementia Drama “Care” Divides Opinion
The new BBC One drama “Care” – about a young woman and her mother who is suddenly affected by vascular dementia after a stroke – has made a powerful impression, …
NHS Ward Uses ‘Distraction Room’ to Reduce Anxiety in Patients with Dementia
Care staff within an NHS mental health trust have used their initiative to develop a new approach to supporting patients with dementia. The ‘distraction room’ was introduced onto a 10-bed …