The Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) in Stirling has announced details of its nationally recognised programme to train one of your staff members as a facilitator. The facilitator then delivers
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A new report released today reveals that under nutrition is a major problem among people with dementia, and highlights the importance of nutrition in dementia care. Under nutrition can occur
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Residents of Pontyberem are playing their part in shaping services for people with dementia. The small Gwendraeth Valley village has been officially recognised as Carmarthenshire’s first Dementia Friendly and Supportive
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Up to 70 full-time jobs could be created by a £5m project to build a nursing dementia care home on the site of a pub in Newtown in Powys. County
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Eighteen Dementia Champions from social service settings received their graduation certificates from the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) Convenor Professor James McGoldrick. This year’s graduates will join a network of
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A major effort to transform Shetland into a dementia friendly community over the next three years has received enthusiastic backing from local councillors. The Shetland News reported that Shetland Islands
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Belfast Central Mission (BCM) is planning to build a Dementia and Nursing Care Home in Millisle. BCM will submit a planning application in the next few weeks for the project
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In the UK, there will soon be a million of us with dementia. Today, we publish a set of case studies illustrating how we can adapt to a dramatically changing
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A new guide launched in Parliament yesterday, outlines how to improve the care for dementia sufferers. The Triangle of Care promotes the inclusion of carers – those said to know
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Mahon Hall Care Home in County Armagh has achieved silver standard PEARL accreditation as a specialist dementia care provider, after staff successfully completed a rigorous training programme culminating in an
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