Dementia Community

🌟 Latest News - Two research studies looking for people with personal experiences of frontotemporal dementia

Researchers are looking for people with personal experiences of frontotemporal dementia (FTD) to participate in their work.

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#frontotemporal #dementia

🌟 Latest News - NIHR Social Care Research Programme funds 9 new projects from second call

The £2.8m of newly funded projects include specific work relating to dementia.

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#Dementia #funding

🎉 Tickets available for the 2026 UK Dementia Awards

Join us on 30 April at Coombe Abbey Hotel for our Gala Awards Lunch & Ceremony celebrating excellence in dementia care.

Meet the inspiring people behind this work and celebrate together.

🎟️ Book now:
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🌟 Join us for our next free webinar 🌟

🪧 Should sleep be the starting point in dementia care?
🗓 Monday 23 March 2026
⏰ 2–3pm (UK time)
💷 Free to attend

👉 Register here: buff.ly/BbfKhSE

#Dementia #dementiaresources #demetiasupport #sleep

🌟 Latest News - Study shows older adults can benefit from social and emotional skills training

The study has concluded that older adults might benefit as much from socio-emotional interventions as younger adults.

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🌟 Latest News - Care UK relaunch ‘The Big Dementia Conversation’

Care UK has relaunched this awareness-raising campaign and released a new guide entitled, ‘Staying connected: A guide to dementia-friendly conversations’.

👉 Find out more: buff.ly/MjOHPvj

#Dementia

We’re pleased to welcome Symphony Sound as a Sponsor for the 2026 UK Dementia Awards, Thursday 30th April 2026, Coombe Abbey Hotel, Warwickshire.

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Join Symphony Sound at the 2026 UK Dementia Awards: buff.ly/exkef9s

📢 Missed our latest webinar?

Hannah Gardner, Consultant Admiral Nurse (@DementiaUK), explores ways to support children and young people whose lives are affected by dementia.

Watch here 👉 buff.ly/cRnju5Q

Donate 👉 buff.ly/cWb80XC

#dementia #youngpeople

🌟 Latest News - The Outstanding Society publish LGBTQ+ language guide

It aims to help the adult social care sector better meet the needs of the LGBTQ+ workforce and LGBTQ+ people who draw on support.

👉 Read more: buff.ly/le763mq

#LGBTQ+ #socialcare #support

🌟 Latest News - Local Government Association launch online conversation about reform of adult social care

This is to encourage the public to share their thoughts and ideas about the reform of adult social care.

👉 Find out more here: buff.ly/9NjllNL

🌟 Latest News - My Home Life England publish report on effective partnership working with care providers

It examines what effective partnership working with care providers looks like and the outcomes this can deliver.

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#homecare #care

🌟 Latest News - Resource launched to support medicines conversations for people living with dementia

PRIME aims to help people with dementia to understand their health needs and assess the number of prescribed medicines they take.

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🌟 Latest News - Dementia Carers Count launch 2025 survey findings

The findings show that four in five dementia carers have reached a crisis point due to their caring responsibilities

👉 View the findings here: buff.ly/LucQ94D

#report #dementia #carers

🌟 Latest News – Letter to the House of Lords has described continence care as the “hidden frontline of indignity” in adult social care.

Led by Spinal Injuries Association with support from charities including Dementia Carers Count.

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#continence

#continence #care

🌟 Latest News - 3 Nations Dementia Working Group to close

Due to close at the end of March 2026, Dementia Community would like to express our thanks for their support over the years.

Learn more here: buff.ly/Perz5ea

#dementia #support

📢 Final Call!

🪧 Supporting Children and Young People Affected by Dementia
🗓 Tue 10 March 2026 | ⏰ 2–3pm (UK) | 💷 Free

Presented by Hannah Gardner, Consultant Admiral Nurse for Children and Young People.

👉 Register: buff.ly/SFSv9e5

🌟 Latest News – Participants are wanted to share views on LGBTQIA+ dementia care services.

Canterbury Christ Church University is developing a research bid exploring whether services meet the needs of #LGBTQIA+ people living with #dementia.

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🌟 Latest News – A new series of free dementia education training films has been released by Gloucestershire ICB, the University of Gloucestershire and eHealth Digital Media, sharing real experiences and best practice from care settings.

Find out more: buff.ly/NDTUXQp

#carehomes #training

🌟 Latest News – NAPA and Marie Curie have launched a care home toolkit to support the COVID-19 Day of Reflection, helping teams mark the day in meaningful and sensitive ways.

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#covid19 #carers #dayofreflection

🌟 Latest News – Care England shares the second ‘From Inactivity to Independence’ report, showing how structured, personalised movement can stabilise and sometimes reverse decline in older adults with frailty, dementia and complex needs.

Read more: buff.ly/7Eo1KHM

#dementia #socialcare

🌟Only 4 Days To Go! 🌟

🪧 Supporting Children and Young People Affected by Dementia
🗓 Tue 10 March 2026 | ⏰ 2–3pm (UK) | 💷 Free

Presented by Hannah Gardner, Consultant Admiral Nurse for Children and Young People.

👉 Register: buff.ly/SFSv9e5

🌟 Latest News - ‘What will social care look like in the next 10 years?’ Interview with Minister for Care Stephen Kinnock

View the interview here: buff.ly/8Q9fgeC

#socialcare

🌟 Latest News - Alzheimer Scotland propose new assessment process after latest Scottish Medicines Consortium rejection of donanemab

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#Alzheimers #scottishmedicines

🌟 Latest News – A University of Hertfordshire-led study shows how a minimum dataset (MDS) prototype can support planning, delivery and evaluation of care in care homes.

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#carehomes #study

🌟 Latest News – Researchers at Loughborough University analysed Sir Terry Pratchett’s novels to explore language changes linked to dementia, examining shifts in lexical density.

Learn more: buff.ly/MpcWR7a

#TerryPratchett #Research

📢 Join our Special Interest Group: Dementia in Prisons

Dementia Community, with Meeting Centres Scotland and Age UK Salford & Trafford, invite colleagues in GP, Psychiatry and criminal justice law to join our SIG.

Register your interest (QR on graphic): buff.ly/9IG81B4

🌟 Latest News - Alzheimer Europe publish dementia prevalence report

‘The Prevalence of Dementia in Europe 2025’, provides updated prevalence figures for the number of people living with dementia across Europe.

👉 Learn more: buff.ly/ryg8QSI

#alzeimers #report

🌟 Latest News - @lewybodysociety.bsky.social 2026 Grant Round opens

Funding is available for all types of research into dementia with Lewy bodies, including health and social care, clinical and biomedical research, PhD studentships and Postdoctoral Fellowships.

👉 More Info: buff.ly/qIShk4M

🌟 Latest News - National Dignity Council launches Dignity Calendar

Aimed at care providers, it is intended to help services plan and promote dignity‑in‑care initiatives.

👉 Find out more: buff.ly/2Ky92Py

#careproviders

🌟 Latest News – Jo Glanville shares how reading helped her ‘break through the fog’ of her parents’ dementia.

In The Guardian, she reflects on how engagement and conversation helped her father reconnect.

Read more here: buff.ly/MIDzfr2

#dementia #reading