Dementia

When people ask me what Skills for Care do (and for that matter what social care is!) I could give them any number of responses linked to policy, statistics, resources,…

Anyone who’s been on YouTube can support someone with dementia. That’s perhaps a sweeping statement and it’s potentially tricky given that dementia care is a specialist area of work. But…

We just thought we would let you know, if you weren’t already aware, that this week is dementia awareness week. It is a real opportunity for you to raise the…

There have been worrying reports that some staff in care homes may be giving food with meat to vegetarians because with dementia ‘they may not know the difference’. Yet this…

One of my all-time favourite films is The Blues Brothers, where Carrie Fisher’s character, who had been stood up at the altar, is on a crazy quest to kill the…

“We have a lot of work still to do to demystify dementia. Raising awareness takes away fear and worry.” – Baroness Jolly, Political panel Yesterday, Ed Watkinson (Director of Care…

Some of the most recent headlines on dietary factors and dementia prevention involve cups of coffee. Yes, coffee. In fact, the relationship between caffeine and dementia prevention is not new.…

Dementia is one of the most pressing challenges for the care of older people. It’s also a major contributor to disability and dependence. Risks for, and prevalence of, malnutrition and…