Short films on dementia
The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has produced several videos about caring for people with dementia at home and in care homes.
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Dementia Friends Champions training
Become a Dementia Friends Champion and make a positive difference to people living with dementia in your community. Dementia Friends Champions are trained volunteers who encourage their family, friends and local community to learn a little more about dementia, and inspire them to help people with dementia live well. The next Dementia Friends’ Champions training […]
The House of Memories
The National Liverpool Museums have created ‘The House of Memories’. Our CEO Jacqui Cannon recently met with a member of the project team and thought the project was a great contribution to the understanding of dementia and an important new resource for the people of the North West.
Dementia with Lewy bodies receives formal recognition and classification
Although DLB has been “known about” as a diagnosis for almost 20 years, progress in spreading this knowledge has been hampered by it lacking official recognition in the formal systems which are used by healthcare and research funders. One of the two most influential systems is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) […]
Great London Run 2013
Well done and thank you to Macushla Hughes for completing the Great London Run (14th July 2013) on such a hot day.
Working in partnership with carers – SCIE Dementia Gateway
Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) have launched a new section on working in partnership with carers on their Dementia Gateway. Recognising that the carer is very often the person who knows and understands the person with dementia best, this new section gives practical tips and advice to health and social care staff to support […]
24 July – From journey’s end to the light at the end of the bay….
On Wednesday 24 July, Ian Deeprose cycled a coastal route of 50 miles from Mount Tryon in Torquay to Start Point lighthouse and back, in memory of his mother, Rosemary Deeprose, who passed away at Mount Tryon Care Home on Boxing Day 2012, following a two year struggle against dementia with Lewy bodies. Two of […]
James Lind Alliance publishes dementia research priorities
James Lind Alliance has published the top ten priorities from its Dementia Research Priorities-setting Programme. Thank you to everyone who contributed to this piece of work. The final top 10 priorities are: What are the most effective components of care that keep a person with dementia as independent as they can be at all stages […]
Scientists create first 3D digital brain
[Source: BBC] Researchers have created the first high-resolution 3D digital model of the human brain, which they have called “Big Brain”. The reconstruction shows the brain’s anatomy in microscopic detail, enabling researchers to see features smaller than a strand of hair. It will be made freely available to neuroscientists to help them in their research. […]
Falls – information for people affected by Lewy body dementias
LBS took the opportunity of the annual Falls Awareness Week co-ordinated by Age UK to share information about falls caused by Lewy body dementias (LBDs). Repeated falls are common for people LBDs, either dementia with Lewy bodies or Parkinson’s dementia. Falling can be a very early symptom of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and may […]
