Dementia Community

🌟 Latest News - Uni of Cambridge investigates if MRI scans detecting neuromelanin pigment can improve Lewy body dementia diagnosis

"If this specific MRI were available, people wouldn’t need further investigations."

Find out more: 👉 buff.ly/MzgoG9i

#LewyBody #Dementia #Research

🌟 Latest News – New NIHR report by Dr Catherine Alexander explores the challenges of supporting people who lack awareness of their dementia.

It highlights key issues and offers practical strategies for care.

👉 Read more: buff.ly/Ew2eo3n

@denpruexeter.bsky.social

#dementia #report #homecare

🌟 Latest News – The King’s Fund launches ‘Leveraging Innovation to Support Care Closer to Home’.

The project will explore innovations that reduce hospital reliance and improve patient outcomes and experience.

👉 Find out more here: buff.ly/fugyRHB

@thekingsfund.bsky.social

#hospitalcare

🌟 Latest News - Dementia Disco providing free discos in the North West of England

The discos aim to use music to inspire memories, conversations and friendships between people living with dementia and their relatives.

👉 Find out more: buff.ly/xSFEdIW

#dementia #discos

We’re seeking sponsors for the 2026 UK Dementia Awards.

An excellent opportunity to align your organisation with excellence in dementia care and celebrate alongside leaders across the sector.

30th April, Warwickshire

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#UKDementiaAwards #DementiaCare

🌟 Latest News - Participants with young onset dementia wanted for study into employment

Chelsea Owens, Uni of Liverpool, is looking for participants with young onset dementia to interview about their experiences of navigating employment.

Learn more: buff.ly/3tLcQwC

#youngonsetdementia #study

🌟 Latest News - @alzheimereurope.bsky.social publish the Dementia in Europe Yearbook 2025

Providing an overview of programmes and resources relating to transport and access to cultural life, recreation, leisure and sport across Europe.

👉 Read more: buff.ly/5Xz0CCR

#alzheimers

📢 Nominations Close Today at 5pm for the UK Dementia Awards 2026!

If you would like to nominate, the deadline to recieve your nomination is today, 27th February at 5pm!

Don't delay! Nominate today!

Find full details and how to nominate here 👉 buff.ly/cSGHfFo

#UKDA

🌟 Latest News - @skillsforcare.bsky.social has published a joint position statement on the contribution adult social care can make to the Neighbourhood Health Service in England. 

👉 Find out more: buff.ly/U7IUlFX

@alzheimerssoc.bsky.social @age-uk.bsky.social

📢 Missed our latest webinar?

Watch Emily Pimm (Skills for Care), Emma Smith (Age UK Salford & Trafford) and Lisa Markey (Beacon) introduce new dementia resources to support anyone working with people living with dementia.

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📣 The February Dementia Community newsletter is out now for members!

Here’s what’s in this issue:

✨ UK Dementia Awards 2026, Join our Dementia in Prisons Special Interest Group, and March Webinars!

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🌟 Latest News - Study published by Cambridge University Press has shown that the menopause is linked to changes in the brain similar to those seen in Alzheimer’s disease.

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@cambridge.org

#menopause #alzheimers

🌟 Latest News - The Lewy Body Society has marked their 20th anniversary with the premiere of a new film entitled, ‘What is life with Lewy body dementia really like?’

👉 Read more: buff.ly/PcLF44j

@lewybodysociety.bsky.social

#LewyBodyDementia

📢 Two Days Left to Nominate for the UK Dementia Awards 2026!

If you would like to nominate, the deadline to recieve your nomination is 27th February 2026 at 5pm!

Don't delay! Nominate today!

Find full details and how to nominate here 👉 buff.ly/cSGHfFo

#UKDA

🌟 Latest News – BBC Songs of Praise is seeking family carers of Christian faith in the North East to share their story in an episode honouring carers

👉 Full details are here: buff.ly/PiZVnmJ

#songsofpraise #carers

🌟 Latest News - Alzheimer’s Society publish data on delayed hospital discharges for people with dementia

Nearly a third of over-65s fit for discharge stay 3+ weeks, with almost 29,000 people with dementia affected in one year.

👉 Read more: buff.ly/lsLKvu7

#Dementia

🌟Don't Miss Our Next Webinar! 🌟

🪧 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 – SCIE has published a report on national care standards, supported by The Access Group.

It calls for standards to underpin a National Care Service in England, informed by 2025 roundtables.

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#SocialCare #CareStandards #NationalCareService

🌟 Latest News - Friends of the Elderly has launched a new dementia strategy entitled ‘The Wider View’.

The strategy sets out Friends of the Elderly’s approach to supporting people living with dementia across their care homes and day care services.

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#DementiaStrategy

🌟 Join us for our next webinar 🌟

🪧 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 – Report links social care needs and emergency hospital admissions for older adults

The National Centre for Social Research report finds social care needs strongly predict emergency hospital stays for people aged 65+.

Read here: buff.ly/Nm9t53d

@natcen.bsky.social

📢 Last Week to Nominate for the UK Dementia Awards 2026!

If you would like to nominate, the deadline to recieve your nomination is 27th February 2026 at 5pm!

Don't delay! Nominate today!

All details of awards and how to nominate are here 👉 buff.ly/cSGHfFo

#UKDA #Dementia #Nominations

📣 The UK Dementia Awards 2026 - Have you nominated yet?

🌟 Nominate now for the Intergenerational Award

Submit your nomimation today! 👉https://buff.ly/ndsDsUu

Find out more: buff.ly/b8UAE19

Nominations Close on Friday 27 February 2026, 5pm.

#UKDA #Dementia

🌟 Latest News - Alzheimer Scotland launch ‘Have your say’ survey

Alzheimer Scotland want to hear from people across Scotland about their experiences of dementia care.

👉 Find out more here: buff.ly/Z5Ye2aG

#alzheimerscotland #survey

🌟 Latest News - APPG on Tackling Loneliness and Connected Communities announce programme of work for inquiry

Roundtables, evidence sessions, parliamentary events and community-based engagement are being planned.

Read more about this work here: buff.ly/OTORbkm

#APPG

📢 Final Call to Register for Our Free Webinar!

🪧 Supporting People to Live Well with Dementia
🗓 Mon 23 Feb 2026 | ⏰ 2–3pm (UK)

Practical tools & insights from Skills for Care, Age UK Salford & Trafford and Beacon.

👉 Register: buff.ly/8UUYpyY

#DementiaCare

📣 The UK Dementia Awards 2026 - Have you nominated yet? 1 Week To Go!

🌟 Nominate now for the Leadership Award

Submit your nomimation today! 👉https://buff.ly/poyRkCh

Find out more: buff.ly/b8UAE19

Nominations Close on Friday 27 February 2026, 5pm.

#UKDA #Dementia

🌟 Latest News - Applications open for Round 2 of SPIN-Dementia Network Plus Flexible Fund

Applications are open for Round 2 of the SPIN-Dementia Network Plus Flexible Fund.

👉 Find out more here: buff.ly/EO1TOml

#dementia #funding #SpinDementiaNetworkPlus

@spindnetworkplus.bsky.social

We’re seeking sponsors for the 2026 UK Dementia Awards.

An excellent opportunity to align your organisation with excellence in dementia care and celebrate alongside leaders across the sector.

30th April, Warwickshire

🔗 journalofdementiacare.co.uk/awards/ukda2...

#UKDementiaAwards #DementiaCare

📣 The UK Dementia Awards 2026 - Have you nominated yet?

🌟 Nominate now for the Promoting Health and Wellbeing Award

Submit your nomimation today! 👉https://buff.ly/t5Q2SUv

Find out more: buff.ly/b8UAE19

Nominations Close on Friday 27 February 2026, 5pm.

#UKDA #Dementia