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Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, Liverpool For an exclusive viewing of a specially prepared photobook, showing all of the dementia-friendly design elements of the new building, go to the dedicated page here. |
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Music-based therapy for people living with dementia
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The past year has been especially tough for people living with dementia. But music can play a vital role in daily care – it stirs memories, reduces agitation and creates moments of joyful connection.
That’s why over the last few months, our small dementia project team has been busy preparing and filming the music-based therapy workshops we usually do in the community, so they can be shared in households and care homes all over the UK.
The 12-week video programme is made up of singing workshops, with a focus on speech and language therapy, and dance workshops, coupled with physiotherapy – all set to familiar classic tunes to keep participants engaged.
We can accompany you on this journey - during the 12 weeks, you will also have the opportunity to have a consultation with our speech & language therapist or physiotherapist, to speak about any specific issues you, or the person you care for, might be facing.
To sign up visit: https://www.thebraincharity.org.uk/dementia
That’s why over the last few months, our small dementia project team has been busy preparing and filming the music-based therapy workshops we usually do in the community, so they can be shared in households and care homes all over the UK.
The 12-week video programme is made up of singing workshops, with a focus on speech and language therapy, and dance workshops, coupled with physiotherapy – all set to familiar classic tunes to keep participants engaged.
We can accompany you on this journey - during the 12 weeks, you will also have the opportunity to have a consultation with our speech & language therapist or physiotherapist, to speak about any specific issues you, or the person you care for, might be facing.
To sign up visit: https://www.thebraincharity.org.uk/dementia
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Dementia research updates
We’ve just had our internal research update for June. Topics covered are;
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Playlist For Life
Personal music is a powerful tool! Dean McShane, Mental Health Senior Lecturer at Liverpool JMU reports - Our training introduces you to an innovative and powerful tool to help care for a person with dementia. If you work with people living with dementia in any way then Playlist for Life training will help you to become a musical detective and help to develop personalised playlists of meaningful music that taps into the emotions. Details here. |
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Carers programme announced
Tide (Together in Dementia Everyday) - an involvement network for carers & former carers of people living with dementia - have announced their full programme of events , activities and services through to Spring.
For full details visit their special page here. |
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Monitoring the experiences of care home visiting during the pandemic in the Netherlands (and implications for the UK) Join us for our July Forum event to hear from Dr Bram de Boer talk about his research into visiting in Dutch care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, with implications on the UK care home sector. Wed 14 Jul 2021 at 13:00 | Eventbrite www.eventbrite.co.uk
Survey volunteers wanted !
Are you aged 50+ and live in the UK? We would really like to hear from you in our short online survey on the role of socio-economic status on fall risks at home during COVID-19! To join or for more details click here.
Liverpool- regional networking meeting
An opportunity to virtually network and update everyone on research and services and ongoing activities surrounding dementia and ageing in the region. There will be a number of brief talks but mostly networking opportunities and discussions, so we all know what's going on in the region and to strengthen our network, and the possibility of coming up with collaborations. Register here.
3rd annual Liverpool Dementia & Ageing Conference - SAVE THE DATE
Save the date for our 3rd annual conference on the 3rd of November this year! Whilst restrictions are changing until then, to play it safe the conference will be virtual again this year. Speakers and topics will be announced closer to the date, as always a mix of academics, health and social care providers, third sector, and people affected by dementia will be invited to speak and discuss their work at the conference.
New leaflet: Understanding Lewy body dementia
We work closely with Dementia UK to support the Admiral Nurse Dementia Helpline and are really pleased to have joined forces to create a new leaflet on 'Understanding Lewy body dementia'. You can find more information and download the leaflet here.
Survey volunteers wanted !
Are you aged 50+ and live in the UK? We would really like to hear from you in our short online survey on the role of socio-economic status on fall risks at home during COVID-19! To join or for more details click here.
Liverpool- regional networking meeting
An opportunity to virtually network and update everyone on research and services and ongoing activities surrounding dementia and ageing in the region. There will be a number of brief talks but mostly networking opportunities and discussions, so we all know what's going on in the region and to strengthen our network, and the possibility of coming up with collaborations. Register here.
3rd annual Liverpool Dementia & Ageing Conference - SAVE THE DATE
Save the date for our 3rd annual conference on the 3rd of November this year! Whilst restrictions are changing until then, to play it safe the conference will be virtual again this year. Speakers and topics will be announced closer to the date, as always a mix of academics, health and social care providers, third sector, and people affected by dementia will be invited to speak and discuss their work at the conference.
New leaflet: Understanding Lewy body dementia
We work closely with Dementia UK to support the Admiral Nurse Dementia Helpline and are really pleased to have joined forces to create a new leaflet on 'Understanding Lewy body dementia'. You can find more information and download the leaflet here.
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Just a reminder that Mersey Care currently have two support groups running:
Carer support group – every Wednesday 2.30-3.30pm
Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83565689421 Meeting ID: 835 6568 9421
Zoom Inn – support group for people living with dementia and carers – every Friday 11-12
Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84596709594 Meeting ID: 845 9670 9594
If you'd like to join one of the groups just click on the link above. If you haven’t used Zoom before and feel that you could benefit from some extra support in using it then please let us know so we can help you - email here.
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Healthiness are providing online exercise
classes to help you stay active at home. |
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For latest news from our Wirral partners visit their special page here (Including an invitation to help win grant money from Asda !!) |
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British Gymnastics Foundation have developed a programme called Love to Move aimed at older people, with particular benefits for people living with dementia or other cognitive diseases. Love is Move is a group movement class and helps to improve strength, flexibility, finger dexterity, core stability and cognitive enhancement, therefore supporting independent living and a better quality of life. |
The class is suitable for all needs from early diagnosis to end of life care and can be adapted to people living with injury including post stroke patients. The movements are set to music for memory stimulation and group interactive activities such as word recall, partner games and singing.
Impact studies involving participants and carers aged 50+ have shown the benefits of the programme (Age UK 2017, SROI the Evaluator 2020. Both reports are available on the British Gymnastics Foundation website).
Impact studies involving participants and carers aged 50+ have shown the benefits of the programme (Age UK 2017, SROI the Evaluator 2020. Both reports are available on the British Gymnastics Foundation website).
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Benefits range from increased strength and mobility to improved memory and the re-gaining of functions such as walking, talking, using a knife and fork, getting dressed, as wells as reduction in social isolation from loneliness and an increase in confidence to socialise.
During the pandemic in Liverpool a weekly Zoom class occurs every Tuesday and once a month Sefton Park Palm House hosts a Facebook live Love to Move class. Once restrictions lift local deliverers are looking for venues to host live sessions to introduce more local people to the Love to Move programme. Online classes will continue for participants who are housebound. For more information contact Nicole Hughes nicole.hughes@british-gymnastics.org. Read about Jan and Martin, a LTM Case Study here. |
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DEEP - the Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project – is the UK network of dementia voices, consisting of around 100 groups of people with dementia – groups that want to change things. |
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DEEP is:
DEEP Projects include -
To find out more about DEEP, their work, how to join in and how to find local groups visit their website here .
- a UK wide network – it connects groups to each other to magnify the views, hopes and intentions of people with dementia. It supports groups to share learning and skills and to increase confidence
- independent – the network belongs to the groups themselves, not to any particular dementia service or organisation
- diverse – it is made up of groups strongly rooted in their local communities, including some in care homes
- rights based – it encourages groups to identify and speak out about the issues that are important to them (not only to be ‘consulted’ about issues that are important to others)
DEEP Projects include -
- Dementia diaries - members of the network recording reports about what matters to them.
- Dementia Enquirers - aiming to develop a new approach to research, or ‘enquiry’, that is led and controlled by people with dementia
- DEEP Guides - aiming to support the involvement of people with dementia.
- DEEP Newsletters - sent out monthly to all groups and anyone else interested.
To find out more about DEEP, their work, how to join in and how to find local groups visit their website here .