Older people have been personalising their walking frames as part of Essex County Council’s unique ‘Pimp My Zimmer’ campaign. Residents at care homes in the county were inspired to transform their grey and uninspiring walking aids into glamourous works of… read more »
A Welsh health board is upping the calories in meals given to its care home residents in order to stave off problems with malnutrition, especially in dementia patients. Abertawe Bro Morgannwg health board is serving higher-calorie meals and snacks so… read more »
Poet Gwion Hallam used his experience of working with people who suffer from dementia to pen a special poem – and won a crown at the National Eisteddfod in Bodedern, Anglesey. Gwion, who is a TV producer and has written… read more »
The cost of overnight expenses and meal allowances claimed by councillors can be twice what local authorities pay in care home fees for vulnerable people, it’s been revealed. The ‘double standards’ have come to light following an investigation by Care… read more »
Elderly residents at five South Wales care homes have displayed their best artwork to members of the local community at an exhibition held at the Penarth Pier Pavilion. The exhibition – which opened on March 1 – depicts memories of… read more »
A health authority in England has been fined by the Health & Safety Executive after the death of a patient on a specialist dementia ward. The fine, which has been highlighted for members by Care Forum Wales’ health and safety… read more »
A social enterprise has published a book and related pack specifically designed for Welsh-speaking people with dementia. Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau (Land Of My Fathers), which is written in Welsh but has English subtitles, is a pack containing a 64-page… read more »
A scheme aimed at helping police to locate missing adults is being piloted by North Wales Police, in partnership with Conwy County Borough Council. The scheme, named the Herbert Protocol after a former soldier who suffered from dementia, has already… read more »
A new ‘sensory garden’ which creates a calming atmosphere for dementia sufferers has opened in memory of a much-loved care home resident, Violet Vaughan who died in March this year, pictured. Ysguborwen Care Home in Aberdare, a CFW member, has… read more »
The Cabinet secretary for health, wellbeing and sport, Vaughan Gething, set out Wales’ Dementia Action Plan at an event at the University of South Wales last week on September 14. The university hosted the #USWDEM16 Conference where the theme was ‘Service… read more »