Dementia Community
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Dementia Community is a Charitable Community Benefit Society, a membership cooperative that provides learning and networking opportunities for the dementia care community. For more information please visit our website: journalofdementiacare.co.uk
Yesterday’s webinar, Where are the books for people living with dementia?, is now available to watch on our YouTube channel:
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To hear about future sessions as they launch, follow us on Eventbrite:
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To hear about future sessions as they launch, follow us on Eventbrite:
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November 26, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Yesterday’s webinar, Where are the books for people living with dementia?, is now available to watch on our YouTube channel:
buff.ly/tZBcoY3
To hear about future sessions as they launch, follow us on Eventbrite:
buff.ly/QIDwALo
buff.ly/tZBcoY3
To hear about future sessions as they launch, follow us on Eventbrite:
buff.ly/QIDwALo
We’re excited to be exhibiting at the NAPA National Activity Conference 2026 in Liverpool on 23rd January!
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Book your tickets here: buff.ly/WHUBvJN
#NAPAConference2026
November 23, 2025 at 7:45 AM
We’re excited to be exhibiting at the NAPA National Activity Conference 2026 in Liverpool on 23rd January!
Book your tickets here: buff.ly/WHUBvJN
#NAPAConference2026
Book your tickets here: buff.ly/WHUBvJN
#NAPAConference2026
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has confirmed £21m for the continuation of the ‘Better Security, Better Care’ programme.
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November 22, 2025 at 7:45 AM
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has confirmed £21m for the continuation of the ‘Better Security, Better Care’ programme.
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The Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced that they will launch a consultation on Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) in the first half of 2026.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced that they will launch a consultation on Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) in the first half of 2026.
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It’s been announced that the Exeter Dementia Action Alliance (EDAA) will formally close at the end of December 2025.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:45 AM
It’s been announced that the Exeter Dementia Action Alliance (EDAA) will formally close at the end of December 2025.
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The University of Tasmania Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre has launched an updated version of their ‘Understanding Dementia’ Massive Open Online Course (MOOC).
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November 20, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The University of Tasmania Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre has launched an updated version of their ‘Understanding Dementia’ Massive Open Online Course (MOOC).
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@utas.edu.au
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@utas.edu.au
Alive, a charity providing a range of life-enhancing activities for older people, has published their Impact Report for 2024-2025.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Alive, a charity providing a range of life-enhancing activities for older people, has published their Impact Report for 2024-2025.
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A new study - The Auditory Biomarkers of Healthy Ageing and Alzheimer’s Disease (ABHAD) study is investigating the link between hearing loss and Alzheimer’s disease.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
A new study - The Auditory Biomarkers of Healthy Ageing and Alzheimer’s Disease (ABHAD) study is investigating the link between hearing loss and Alzheimer’s disease.
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The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) has published a report entitled: ‘Caring about Health’.
The report looks at the health outcomes of adults using social care services and how the system can have a more active role in health improvement.
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The report looks at the health outcomes of adults using social care services and how the system can have a more active role in health improvement.
Read More: buff.ly/yZNrmv8
@rsph.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 7:45 AM
The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) has published a report entitled: ‘Caring about Health’.
The report looks at the health outcomes of adults using social care services and how the system can have a more active role in health improvement.
Read More: buff.ly/yZNrmv8
@rsph.bsky.social
The report looks at the health outcomes of adults using social care services and how the system can have a more active role in health improvement.
Read More: buff.ly/yZNrmv8
@rsph.bsky.social
Thank you to everyone who helped make Day 2 of #UKDC2025 such a good one. Delegates, speakers, partners, sponsors, lived experience supporters and exhibitors all brought so much to the day. Safe travels home.
What was the moment you will remember most?
What was the moment you will remember most?
November 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Thank you to everyone who helped make Day 2 of #UKDC2025 such a good one. Delegates, speakers, partners, sponsors, lived experience supporters and exhibitors all brought so much to the day. Safe travels home.
What was the moment you will remember most?
What was the moment you will remember most?
“Behavioural expressions of need” is the preferred term put forward by the Advisory Group for the Psychology of Ageing Network to replace phrases like “behaviour that challenges” and BPSD. This was highlighted by psychologists at the end of Parallel Session 6.1. Worth keeping in mind going forward.
November 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
“Behavioural expressions of need” is the preferred term put forward by the Advisory Group for the Psychology of Ageing Network to replace phrases like “behaviour that challenges” and BPSD. This was highlighted by psychologists at the end of Parallel Session 6.1. Worth keeping in mind going forward.
Parallel Session 6.3 included a powerful presentation from Hannah Gardner on specialist nursing support for children and young people who have a parent with young onset dementia.
November 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Parallel Session 6.3 included a powerful presentation from Hannah Gardner on specialist nursing support for children and young people who have a parent with young onset dementia.
Parallel Session 6.1 looked at responding to stress and distress in care homes. Amy Pepper shared the impact of non-pharmacological approaches on reducing distress and improving wellbeing. A steady and practical session with ideas people can use. #UKDC2025
November 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Parallel Session 6.1 looked at responding to stress and distress in care homes. Amy Pepper shared the impact of non-pharmacological approaches on reducing distress and improving wellbeing. A steady and practical session with ideas people can use. #UKDC2025
Parallel Session 6.4 explored creativity, co-production and living creatively with dementia. Ronald Amanze and David Truswell shared honest reflections and real examples from their work and lived experience.
#UKDC2025
#UKDC2025
November 18, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Parallel Session 6.4 explored creativity, co-production and living creatively with dementia. Ronald Amanze and David Truswell shared honest reflections and real examples from their work and lived experience.
#UKDC2025
#UKDC2025
Parallel Session 6.2 explored quality of life in advanced dementia. Dr Allan Perry’s talk on holistic care and the Well-being in Dementia Inventory offered a clear way of thinking about what really matters for people in later stages.
#UKDC2025
#UKDC2025
November 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Parallel Session 6.2 explored quality of life in advanced dementia. Dr Allan Perry’s talk on holistic care and the Well-being in Dementia Inventory offered a clear way of thinking about what really matters for people in later stages.
#UKDC2025
#UKDC2025
Karan Jutlla from the University of Wolverhampton presenting on involving local minority ethnic communities in designing better dementia support. A real focus on understanding communities and working with people’s lived experience.
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#UKDC2025
November 18, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Karan Jutlla from the University of Wolverhampton presenting on involving local minority ethnic communities in designing better dementia support. A real focus on understanding communities and working with people’s lived experience.
#UKDC2025
#UKDC2025
“I love a robot and doubtless I will be in love with a robot at some point in my life.”
- Vic Rayner, sharing her robot friends with the audience this afternoon
Steady on, Vic!
#UKDC2025
- Vic Rayner, sharing her robot friends with the audience this afternoon
Steady on, Vic!
#UKDC2025
November 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
“I love a robot and doubtless I will be in love with a robot at some point in my life.”
- Vic Rayner, sharing her robot friends with the audience this afternoon
Steady on, Vic!
#UKDC2025
- Vic Rayner, sharing her robot friends with the audience this afternoon
Steady on, Vic!
#UKDC2025
The lunch-time session in the Auditorium is now underway. It’s a celebration of The Creative Dementia Practice Handbook - Arts for Health and Wellbeing, led by co-editors Maria Pasiecznik Parsons and Richard Coaten, with a poem by Ronald Amanze and dance by the Balbir Singh Dance Company.
#UKDC2025
#UKDC2025
November 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The lunch-time session in the Auditorium is now underway. It’s a celebration of The Creative Dementia Practice Handbook - Arts for Health and Wellbeing, led by co-editors Maria Pasiecznik Parsons and Richard Coaten, with a poem by Ronald Amanze and dance by the Balbir Singh Dance Company.
#UKDC2025
#UKDC2025
Mini-presentation Session 3: Community, Diagnosis and Support, Family Carers.
For anyone who would like to look back at the presentations from this session, they are permanently available on our YouTube channel here: buff.ly/57pCFfg
#UKDC2025
For anyone who would like to look back at the presentations from this session, they are permanently available on our YouTube channel here: buff.ly/57pCFfg
#UKDC2025
November 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Mini-presentation Session 3: Community, Diagnosis and Support, Family Carers.
For anyone who would like to look back at the presentations from this session, they are permanently available on our YouTube channel here: buff.ly/57pCFfg
#UKDC2025
For anyone who would like to look back at the presentations from this session, they are permanently available on our YouTube channel here: buff.ly/57pCFfg
#UKDC2025
Emma Smith (Age UK Salford and Trafford) and Lorna Hart-Thomson (Meeting Centres Scotland) get the room talking about dementia in UK prisons.
#UKDC2025
#UKDC2025
November 18, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Emma Smith (Age UK Salford and Trafford) and Lorna Hart-Thomson (Meeting Centres Scotland) get the room talking about dementia in UK prisons.
#UKDC2025
#UKDC2025
Rosie Dunn from the University of West London shared the FIND ME project, co-developing guidelines to better involve family carers in dementia care in mental health inpatient wards.
#UKDC2025
#UKDC2025
November 18, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Rosie Dunn from the University of West London shared the FIND ME project, co-developing guidelines to better involve family carers in dementia care in mental health inpatient wards.
#UKDC2025
#UKDC2025
A full house for Parallel 4.4 in the Charles Hallé Room, with the Institute for Health and Care Improvement and York St John University delivering a powerful Academic Partner session.
#UKDC2025
#UKDC2025
November 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM
A full house for Parallel 4.4 in the Charles Hallé Room, with the Institute for Health and Care Improvement and York St John University delivering a powerful Academic Partner session.
#UKDC2025
#UKDC2025
In the Barbirolli Room this afternoon, colleagues from the Alzheimer’s Society shared their work on creating a set of Involvement Principles shaped directly by people with lived experience.
#UKDC2025
#UKDC2025
November 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
In the Barbirolli Room this afternoon, colleagues from the Alzheimer’s Society shared their work on creating a set of Involvement Principles shaped directly by people with lived experience.
#UKDC2025
#UKDC2025
“Beautiful”. “Connection”. “Magic”. “Playfulness”. These were the words #UKDC2025 participants kept returning to as they reflected on the Manchester Camerata music session.
What does music mean to you?
What does music mean to you?
November 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
“Beautiful”. “Connection”. “Magic”. “Playfulness”. These were the words #UKDC2025 participants kept returning to as they reflected on the Manchester Camerata music session.
What does music mean to you?
What does music mean to you?