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King’s Fund award winning workshop – Designing Hospital Environments for People with Dementia

Thursday, March 22nd, 2012

Designing Hospital Environments for People with Dementia

Two-day residential workshops

17-18 May 2012 – Cranage Hall near Crewe;

5-6 September 2012 –  Alexandra House near Swindon

There is increasing evidence that the environment of care, particularly in acute hospitals, can have a significant effect on people who have dementia. Yet health professionals and estates and facilities staff often struggle with how best to create a therapeutic environment for people with dementia.

The King’s Fund’s award-winning Enhancing the Healing Environment programme proves that straightforward and inexpensive changes to the design and fabric of the care environment can have a considerable impact on the wellbeing of people with dementia, while at the same time reducing overall service costs.

More details can be viewed here. www.kingsfund.org.uk/eheevents

 

 

Age UK Care in Crisis Petition

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

Care is in crisis. Many of those who need help and support are being badly let down by a faltering  system, while others find themselves having to sell their homes in order to pay for support they need.  The Government has promised a White Paper on care reform in the Spring.  This is a crucial moment to influence the future direction of social care – possibly for a generation.

Age UK is asking you to take part in its e-petition and add your voice to the growing number calling for serious reform of services.

Your views and experiences are welcome!

Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

The All-Party Parlimentary Group on dementia wants to hear from carers, families, people affected by dementia and the professionals who support them.  The new inquiry for 2012 will focus on how to increase the rates of diagnosis across the UK.  Your experiences and ideas are needed, if you want there to be reform your chance is here!

This link will take you to a page of the Alzheimer’s Society website where you can complete the online questionnaire.  Please take the time to visit and leave your views.

New report by Royal College of Psychiatrists about hospital care for patients with dementia

Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

You’ve probably heard about the recent report which outlines the variations of dementia understanding within hospitals and the potential repercussions.  Now you can read the entire report itself,  produced by The Royal College of Psychiatrists.

This is the pdf document http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/pdf/NATIONAL%20REPORT%20-%20Full%20Report%200512.pdf

Or read the press release from RCP for a brief overview.

 http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/press/pressreleases2011/nationalauditofdementia.aspx

Charity Balloon Release in the Park – how far will your balloon fly?

Friday, July 22nd, 2011

WE NEED YOUR HELP!

Click for a larger version Balloon Release Leaflet

 To provide our Warwickshire-based Dementia Information Service for Carers – we need to raise funds.  We have been supporting families affected by dementia for almost three years and we want to continue doing this.  With your help we can.

 Would you be able to sell some tickets for our balloon release through your organisation, family, friends, colleagues or neighbours and of course, you must buy a ticket for yourself – a £1 ticket could win you a fabulous 32” Sony Bravia TV.  Join us on the day too with a picnic and your family. 

We really need your support to make this event a success and a fun day out for all.

 If you have any questions just give the office in Rugby a ring – 01788 577825.   Or call into 44 Regent Street, Rugby to buy your balloon ticket.  If you can’t make it to Rugby you can pay by calling 01993 849409.

 

Using pain relief may help agitated dementia patients

Monday, July 18th, 2011

A study recently published on the British Medical Journal website indicates that the use of pain relief may help to reduce agitation for people with dementia.  Read more.

Caring for the Elderly – Financial Questions & Answers

Monday, July 11th, 2011

An expert from FirstStop Advice, Philip Spiers, answers questions relating to caring for older people with reflections on the recent recomendations of the Dilnot Commission.

Capping of Social Care Costs

Tuesday, July 5th, 2011

Last year economist Andrew Dilnot was asked by the government to investigate and report how the social care system could be changed to make accessing services fairer.  Many people have all of their life-time accrued assets swallowed up by the cost of their care needs.  It has been suggested that a system to cap these costs could be brought in therefore protecting people from losing everything.  These costs can particularly affect people with dementia who may need long term care.

Read the Alzheimer’s Society comment on this topic.

Read Age UK’s comment on this topic.

BBC News Health Correspondent Nick Triggle’s report.

Dementia Awareness Week 3 – 9 July 2011

Friday, July 1st, 2011

Dementia Awareness week is upon us again.  This annual event helps us to focus on dementia, the people and the families whose lives are affected by it.  This year we are being asked to Remember the Person encouraging us to befriend someone with dementia, see them as a person and not fear their condition.  What’s happening locally?

The Alzheimer’s Society has a photographic competition to celebrate and Remember the Person.

National Dementia web is hitting the spot!

Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011

On Tuesday July 20th last year national Dementia web  received its first visitors, 58 on the first day – popular from day one!  Since this day our visitor numbers have risen quite considerably – from January 1st to May 31st this year we had 18,027  new visitors to add to all those people who joined us last year.  The most viewed pages on the site were

  • who pays for dementia care? 
  • causes of dementia
  • memory clinics
  • support for carers and families

We’re sure that the site will go from strength to strength and continue to provide support to families and professionals alike.

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