The importance of dementia-friendly environments in care homes
By Tracey Carter, Consultant Nurse for Dementia Care at Exemplar Health Care For people living with dementia, person-centred care should be at the heart and centre of all care planning and delivery, and this includes designing a space that can be both supportive and enhancing. Designing a space that is dementia-friendly helps those living with […]
Alzheimer’s Month: How technology can support people living with dementia
There are currently 850,000 people with dementia in the UK and this number is projected to double to two million by 2050. People living with dementia generally need more support from care providers than those without dementia. It’s therefore crucial for caregivers to understand how technology can help people living with dementia maintain their independence, […]
IN DEPTH: How to provide outstanding dementia care
Theresa McNally, Creative Practice Manager at specialist dementia care provider, Vida Healthcare, discusses how care providers can offer outstanding care, with a focus on dementia care provision… Although more care home operators are delivering a good and even outstanding level of care to their residents, there’s still much work to be done if we’re to […]
Vida unveils ‘care home of the future’ in Harrogate
Vida Healthcare has launched its new state of the art care home, Vida Court, which has been built to transform the care available to people living with dementia. The home is set to officially welcome residents through its doors in November 2021 and has been designed with innovative facilities to enhance resident’s daily living activities and […]
Government pledges £213m to COVID, cancer and dementia research
The UK Government has announced a £213 million investment to upgrade the UK’s scientific infrastructure, with Scottish facilities to benefit also. It says the investment will equip the UK’s leading scientists, universities and research institutes with new state of the art equipment to drive forward research that will help the country respond to major challenges, […]
Sacrificing their career and holidays – What it’s like to look after relative with dementia
Carers have revealed what it’s really like to look after relatives with dementia, including sacrificing their career and holidays away – and doing it all alone. And worryingly, the burden has only increased in the wake of the pandemic. A third have spent more time caring for relatives than before and 27 per cent have […]
How can we care for people living with dementia during coronavirus?
In the UK, 850,000 people currently live with dementia but this is set to reach 1.6 million people by 2040 due to the ageing population (1). Caring for a loved one living with dementia at any time brings challenges, but a global pandemic makes daily life that much more difficult. Even once lockdown restrictions have […]
Care home residents reach for the sky in flight simulator
Residents at a care home in Cramlington were able to fly a Boeing 737, Spitfire and F35 Combat Fighter as part of a flight simulator experience at Brunswick-based Flight Sim Centre. The occasion was organised by the wellbeing team at Cramlington House, a residential and dementia care home owned and managed by Craig Healthcare. Three […]
Do you specialise in Dementia care solutions? We want to hear from you!
Each month on Care Briefing we’re be shining the spotlight on a different part of the care sector – and in August we’ll be focussing on Dementia. It’s all part of our ‘Recommended’ editorial feature, designed to help care industry professionals find the best products and services available today. So, if you’re a supplier of Dementia care solutions and […]
Dulux paints brighter picture for dementia
Dulux Trade is using Dementia Action Week to help provide additional support to healthcare and design professionals with the launch of its Dementia Friendly Colour Palette and Design Guide. After being awarded the Exceptional Contribution to Dementia Care Award at the Dementia, Care and Nursing Home Expo Awards earlier this year, the brand has continued […]
