Dementia Partnerships
Singing for the Brain wins £49,000 of funding
The Alzheimer’s Society’s Singing for the Brain service has won £49,000 from the Big Lottery People’s Millions to develop more singing groups across Devon and Cornwall. Read more »
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Living well with dementia bulletin, Issue 3, October 2010
The third issue of the Living Well with Dementia bulletin provides features on achievements in implementing the National Dementia Strategy across the South West of England. This includes work to raise awareness, improving early diagnosis and early intervention, delivering better dementia care in general hospitals and care homes and developing an informed and effective workforce for people with dementia. Read more »
Gloucestershire Living Well Handbook
The Living Well Handbook has been developed to allow people living with dementia to communicate their likes, dislikes, medical and lifestyle needs to carers and healthcare staff. Read more »
International Dementia Excellence Awards
The International Dementia Excellence Awards are designed to recognise organisations and individuals who have worked to improve the quality of life of people with dementia. Read more »
Healthy lifestyle reduces risk of dementia
According to researchers from the University of Edinburgh, having a healthy lifestyle mid-life is likely to help stave off dementia in later life. Read more »
Systematic reviews of the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of interventions that promote mental well-being in later life
This review of 21 databases and 11 websites sought evidence, published between January 1993 and February 2007, of the effectiveness or cost-effectiveness of interventions to promote mental well-being in later life. Read more »