We’re delighted to have Exemplar Health Care supporting this year’s UK Dementia Congress as Bronze Sponsor! Find out more about their work here: www.exemplarhc.com Buy your tickets for #UKDC2025 here: journalofdementiacare.co.uk/events/uk-de...

10 days to go until the 19th UK Dementia Congress at Bridgewater Hall, Manchester and Sensio are our brilliant Headline Sponsors. More about Sensio: buff.ly/z0gXpZC Get your ticket for #UKDC2025 now: buff.ly/XPNuvk0

Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) has published a new report entitled, ‘Seeing the unseen: Rethinking dementia diagnosis’.  Read More: buff.ly/l7Mn4aE

We’re so happy that York St John University are joining us as the Academic Partner for the 19th UK Dementia Congress. Find out more about their work: buff.ly/L9TLF6V Book your tickets for #UKDC2025: buff.ly/E8QVXiy @yorkstjohn.bsky.social

The Alzheimer’s Society has used sport to boost the profile of dementia during World Alzheimer’s Month.  Read More: buff.ly/XsE1ZtO

Thank you to our Silver Sponsor, Hallmark Care Homes, for supporting #UKDC2025 Find out more about Hallmark Care Homes: buff.ly/nTdtJd5 Book your place for Congress: buff.ly/JXaJ5P2

WCS Care has implemented a retrofit circadian lighting solution that has measurably improved the wellbeing of residents living with dementia.  Read More: buff.ly/dHVQxmj

We thank NAPA for their support as our Charity Partner for the 19th UK Dementia Congress. NAPA champions meaningful engagement in care settings, helping to improve the daily lives of people living with dementia. Buy your tickets for #UKDC2025 here: buff.ly/IeafRLL @napaactivities.bsky.social

Join Dementia Research has shared a film encouraging people of South Asian heritage to take part in dementia research. Read More: buff.ly/XVs1Izi

The Dementia Explorer Game has been launched by The Lewy Body Society.  Read More: buff.ly/rSmA7gq

Tomorrow! Free to booking onto until midnight tonight! Connecting, celebrating and empowering veterans and their partners in care 🗓 Tuesday 4 November, 2-3pm 👉 Sign up here: buff.ly/2QG7Vyo Follow us on Eventbrite to stay up to date with all our upcoming free online events: buff.ly/PyKTgwi

Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) has announced that dementia will, for the first time, be formally ratified within the new UN Political Declaration on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health. Read More: buff.ly/Et3ThTx

People living with dementia walked out alongside the England and Wales men’s football teams for the friendly the two countries played at Wembley on 9 October 2025.  Read More: buff.ly/XdE96B4

Ron Coleman’s death has been announced by his wife, Karen.  In her statement on 19 October 2025, Karen says:  “My beautiful warrior husband Ron Coleman died this morning peacefully in his sleep." Read More: buff.ly/qzRWQnW

We’re pleased to be working with the National Dementia Care Accreditation Scheme (NaDCAS) as a Gold Sponsor for #UKDC2025. Find out more about NaDCAS: nadcas.org.uk Book your place for Congress: buff.ly/6uXlQeJ

Dementia UK has launched an Admiral Nurse Clinic to support Black, African and Caribbean communities.   Read More: buff.ly/u5GPURj

📬 The new Dementia Community Members Newsletter is out! Members, check your inboxes for the latest updates. Not a member yet? Join here 👉 buff.ly/3NWbZpJ #DementiaCare

Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) has launched Wave 4 of the Dementia Attitudes Monitor.   The Dementia Attitudes Monitor is a biennial survey, first introduced in 2018, that tracks how people in the UK think and feel about dementia. Read More: buff.ly/xCWYgJM

The Scottish Government has launched a new palliative care strategy entitled: ‘Palliative Care Matters for All’.  Read More: buff.ly/er4ZcG5

We’re pleased to welcome MED e-care as a Lived Experience Supporter of the 19th UK Dementia Congress! Find out more about MED e-care: buff.ly/kNgXaej Book tickets for #UKDC2025: buff.ly/lcLFJgx

We couldn't be happier to have Symphony Sound supporting #UKDC2025 as a Gold Sponsor! Find out more: symphonysound.co.uk Book your place for Congress: buff.ly/Kps0W4O

Data published by care home review service carehome.co.uk has shown significant regional variations in the cost of dementia care for self-funding families.  Read More: buff.ly/9qO4yOs

We’re proud to be partnering with York St John University as the Academic Partner for the 19th UK Dementia Congress. Find out more about their work here: buff.ly/L9TLF6V Book your tickets for #UKDC2025: buff.ly/E8QVXiy @yorkstjohn.bsky.social

Improving Adult Care Together (IMPACT) has launched their application process for 2026-27 IMPACT projects.   Read More: buff.ly/8k7wy5K

One week to go! Free webinar: Connecting, celebrating and empowering veterans and their partners in care 🗓 Tuesday 4 November, 2–3pm 👉 Sign up here: buff.ly/2QG7Vyo Follow us on Eventbrite to stay up to date with all our upcoming free online events: buff.ly/PyKTgwi @royalstarandgarter.bsky.social

20 days to go until the 19th UK Dementia Congress, 17-18 November 2025 at Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. NAPA will be there as our Charity Partner. Can you come too? Find out more about NAPA here: buff.ly/bnxHmNz Buy your tickets for #UKDC2025 here: buff.ly/IeafRLL @napaactivities.bsky.social

The Alzheimer’s Society has launched a new advertising campaign entitled ‘A personal appeal’.  Read More: buff.ly/FS4T2zA

A study published in BMJ Mental Health has shown that people with multiple mental health conditions face an increased risk of developing dementia.  Read More: buff.ly/DcQUjSk

We thank Alzheimer’s Society for being our Congress Partner for the 19th UK Dementia Congress. Their partnership makes it possible to bring together people working across care, research and policy. More about Alzheimer's Society: buff.ly/4xAe5QB Buy your tickets for #UKDC2025 here: buff.ly/IeafRLL

It has been announced that £2m has been awarded to a research project entitled: ‘Implementing GRACE: Goal-diRected, Accessible and Evidence-based Care’.  Read More: buff.ly/XEY1lzh

The UK Government has announced, through Innovate UK (the UK's national innovation agency), that £3.6 million will be invested in next-generation digital therapeutics for people living with moderate to severe mental health conditions.  Read More: buff.ly/l1AVB70

Following in the footsteps of the READ-OUT study, the ADAPT study - which focuses on measuring one of the proteins associated with Alzheimer’s disease, p-tau217, in the blood - has launched its trial. Read More: buff.ly/xDq82vD

We’re grateful to our Gold Sponsors at #UKDC2025, Symphony Sound and the National Dementia Care Accreditation Scheme (NaDCAS), for their support in helping shape the future of dementia care. 🎟️ Book your place at Congress: buff.ly/948vgto

We’re delighted to announce York St John University as the Academic Partner for the 19th UK Dementia Congress. Find out more about their work: buff.ly/0VGsnVp Book your tickets for #UKDC2025 here: buff.ly/E8QVXiy @yorkstjohn.bsky.social

Meet more of our UK Dementia Congress exhibitors! We’re proud to be joined by these organisations supporting this year’s event in Manchester. Find out more about them here: buff.ly/03dY8Z6 Learn more about #UKDC2025 and book your tickets here: buff.ly/E8QVXiy

Thank you to Nilaqua, Lived Experience Supporter of the 19th UK Dementia Congress! Find out more about Nilaqua: buff.ly/DIkj0Z2 Join us at The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 17-18 November 2025 for #UKDC2025! 👉 Book your place today: buff.ly/948vgto

Two weeks to go! Free webinar: Connecting, celebrating and empowering veterans and their partners in care 🗓 Tuesday 4 November, 2–3pm 👉 Sign up here: buff.ly/2QG7Vyo Follow us on Eventbrite to stay up to date with all our upcoming free online events: buff.ly/PyKTgwi @royalstarandgarter.bsky.social

We’re excited to welcome Burns Gym as a Lived Experience Sponsor of #UKDC2025! Their award-winning live and on-demand sessions boost physical, mental, and social wellbeing. Find out more: www.burnsgym.com Get your #UKDC2025 tickets: journalofdementiacare.co.uk/events/uk-de...

Tomorrow! 📅 Dementia Community Space 🗓 21 October, 2-3pm 💻 Free to booking onto until midnight tonight! Join us tomorrow, where we’ll explore how local groups and networks can connect with Dementia Community. 👉 Sign up here: buff.ly/ubQ6Pg4 Follow on Eventbrite: buff.ly/PyKTgwi

Dementia Carers Count has launched their 2025 Dementia Carers Survey.   Read More: buff.ly/Ybnu0y0

30 days to go until the 19th UK Dementia Congress. Alzheimer’s Society is our Congress Partner. Their support helps us bring together leading voices in dementia care, research and policy. Buy your tickets for #UKDC2025 here: buff.ly/IeafRLL

Following the consultation conducted by Grace Cares and Ontex as part of their Carer Connect initiative (that we reported on here: buff.ly/BHkbxnn), a white paper has been published entitled ‘Caring by Love, not by Pay: Stories and Solutions from Unpaid Caregivers’.  Read More: buff.ly/a8prUk5

United for All Ages, a thinktank and social enterprise that brings younger and older people together to build stronger communities, has published a report entitled ‘Hope for All Ages: Fifty ways to leave the world a better place by 2050’.  Read More: buff.ly/tZW9c2u

As Headline Sponsor of the 19th UK Dementia Congress, Sensio is helping us bring together leaders in care, research and technology on 17–18 November 2025 at Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. Book your place at #UKDC2025 here: buff.ly/XPNuvk0 #CareTechnology #DementiaCare

Did you miss our recent webinar? You can now watch Connecting You to Support: Integrating Rehabilitation for People with Dementia on our YouTube channel 🎥 Watch here: buff.ly/kamghI2 @elaineahp.bsky.social

Alzheimer Scotland has announced the fourth round of their Student Research Programme and are inviting applications on the topic of ‘women and dementia’.  Read More: buff.ly/xTpa6Cq

NAPA is our Charity Partner for the 19th UK Dementia Congress, taking place on 17-18 November 2025 at Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. Find out more about NAPA here: buff.ly/bnxHmNz Buy your tickets for #UKDC2025 here: buff.ly/IeafRLL @napaactivities.bsky.social

The top ten research priorities for co-existing dementia and hearing conditions has been agreed upon and published in the Age and Ageing Journal.  Read More: buff.ly/E3sLJIq

Vanessa Tang, a Trainee Clinical Psychologist at Teesside University, is looking for formal (professional) and informal (unpaid/family) carers to participate in her study of robotic pet ownership amongst people living with dementia. To find out more email Vanessa: [email protected].

One week to go! 📅 Dementia Community Space: Your Open Forum Webinar 🗓 Tuesday 21 October, 2–3pm 💻 Free to attend 👉 Sign up here: buff.ly/ubQ6Pg4 Follow us on Eventbrite to stay up to date with all our upcoming free online events: buff.ly/PyKTgwi