Dementia care can be emotionally and physically taxing, with traditional strategies often feeling rigid and limiting. The Improving Care Through Improv program—created and organized by experts from ...

When you think of improv, you might picture a stage filled with laughter and spontaneity. But a unique program is using this art form to improve life for care partners and individuals living with ...

Elderly Residential Services [ERS] teams have recently received intensive specialised training by the British Institute of Learning Disabilities (BILD), designed to elevate the quality of life and ...

From the April/May issue of Dementia together magazine, we sit in on a specialist training day for care home staff. It's a staff training day at Manton Heights Care Centre in Bedford, as people who ...

Why did we fund this project? Comments from members of our Research Network: 'Fantastic proposal. Practical and including training of nurses and caregivers.' 'Could prove to be very beneficial to all ...

Heritage House announces a unique training opportunity aimed at raising awareness and understanding of the challenges faced by those living with dementia. On Jan. 29, from 5:30-7 p.m., Heritage House ...

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When Henry Field was in his 20s, he spent seven years travelling the world on a bicycle. That sort of independence and freedom seemed a world away when he was diagnosed with dementia, even though ...

Introduction This study examines the potential of dance to improve social inclusion for people living with dementia and carers. Research suggests that arts-based programmes can improve the health of ...

Last week, it was announced that EastEnders character Nigel Bates is living with young onset dementia, where symptoms occur before the age of 65. Dementia is frequently, and wrongly, thought of as ...