Sticks to Light Your Fire! Pop on over to see my new blog, a warm reflection on becoming a dementia informed practitioner: massagefordementia.co.uk/sticks-to-li... #massage #dementia #massagefordementia #dementiainformed #blog #blogpost #DementiaAwareness #cpd #massagetraining #training

Carers experiencing grief Something here may resonate with you #carers #grief #rebuilding

Hi, I’m Kat, It’s the anniversary of my mum’s death this week & I've made quite a terrifying step of sharing my first YouTube video about starting again 1 year later I'd appreciate you taking a look. Promise kept, finally #grief #caregiving fyi @massagefordementia.co.uk youtu.be/CBF_LtS6e5k?...

24 Eye-Opening Truths About Being a Dementia Caregiver dementiawho.com/24-eye-openi... by @dementiawho.bsky.social #Alzheimers #dementia #caregiving

This week is #NationalGriefAwarenessWeek. I’ve been thinking about how difficult it’s going to be to carry grief across Christmas & New Year celebrations. I've written about things that could help as mum started to decline in Xmas & I lost her in the New Year dementiawho.com/coping-with-...

There are days when “I’m okay” is the only answer I can give. Talking about grief can open up more than people expect. They don’t see the holding back, the editing, the effort to stay composed. This is what grief actually looks like. #NationalGriefAwarenessWeek #griefjourney

It’s #NationalGriefAwarenessWeek , so I wanted to talk about the parts of grief that rarely get mentioned, especially after caring for a loved one with dementia. The reality is you cope with the support you have, or you reach a point where you need more help.

Gwent Carer's Hub are offering their annual carer activity packs, they have limited availability so its on a first come first serve basis. We got one last year full of art supplies, but I don't know what's in this years. Well worth trying to get one!

Carers shouldn't need courage to claim Carer's Allowance. If today's review resolves this, it's a win thanks to carers and investigative journalism.

@patrickjbutler.bsky.social and @joshhalliday.bsky.social article on Carer’s Allowance overpayments and hundreds of thousands of carers cases to be reassessed. The Sayce review out later today. There’s also a quote from us. Read about it here www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Just watched Chris Hemsworth: A Road to Remember, documentary about taking his dad, who’s living with Alzheimer’s, on a road trip. It shows how reminiscence therapy &social connection can be very powerful emotional tools, read my review Watch it on Disney+ dementiawho.com/chris-hemswo...

'"I think it's super important to acknowledge that instinct of wanting to protect our loved ones," she says. "But what do we lose … when we focus solely on one type of safety, without acknowledging the richness that can come from a life that allows for some freedom and flexibility and autonomy?"'

Carers should be better paid, trained ongoing, helping step outside of embedded cultures This can create safety challenge practice improve services/standards It's a multiskilled difficult job & so rewarding if you're also paid well, respected & that includes high standards of progressive training

Alzheimer's and dementia mortality at highest level since 2000 www.bbc.com/news/article...

Yes, No, Maybe... Where Do You Stand On The Top 12 Arguments In Adult Social Care? | The King's Fund www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...

Dementia care without locked doors? Inclusion is becoming more common : Shots - Health News : NPR www.npr.org/sections/sho...

“I want people to see me, not my dementia” www.stir.ac.uk/news/2025/no...

“Every day is different”: Pauline Quirke’s son shares moving dementia update ahead of “emotional” challenge www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/lifestyle...

On my way to Manchester! If you're attending #UKDC2025 I'll be there running Comms for @dementiacommunity.bsky.social, the organisers of UK Dementia Congress. Do come and say hello! Looking forward to seeing lots of colleagues and friends 😊

Memory Matters Weekly is out. This week: • A THC–CBD dementia trial showing measurable cognitive improvement • A Mayo Clinic tool predicting Alzheimer’s risk years before symptoms • New data showing lower-income and minority groups face more Alzheimer’s risk factors Read here:

Beyond excited to listen to this, check out the podcast below!

🎙️ Season two first episode...we're speaking to Sir Ed Davey! MP for Kingston and Surbiton, leader of @libdems.org.uk , a carer and author of a book ‘Why I care: And why care matters’ @eddavey.libdems.org.uk speaks to Care Fully Considered 🎙️ Listen here player.captivate.fm/episode/0e2c... 1/2

New issue of Memory Matters Weekly is out. 💡 Walking 3000- 5,000 steps a day linked to slower Alzheimer’s decline 🧠 A discovery that could explain why loved ones are forgotten 👩🏽⚕️ The NHS’s new dementia research nurses Three stories linking science, care, and hope:

I used to think helping meant doing everything. Now I know it also means knowing when to stop. “Safety without smothering” is a balance every caregiver faces, keeping a loved one with #dementia, safe without taking away who they are. New Blog : buff.ly/szgSF9R #Dementia #Caregivers #Independence

Show 1451: Rethinking Dementia: Is What We Believed about Alzheimer’s Wrong? | The People's Pharmacy "Instead of focusing only on amyloid plaque in the brain, should we be rethinking dementia? Multiple interventions could protect cognition" www.peoplespharmacy.com/articles/sho...

Care home launches dementia-friendly disco for residents www.exmouthjournal.co.uk/news/2560242...

How to keep dementia from robbing your loved ones of their sense of personhood – tips for caregivers theconversation.com/how-to-keep-...

Dedicated national network of Dementia Research Nurses launches "will get nurses on the ground recruiting people from as many different communities and backgrounds as they can into clinical trials, providing support throughout their research journey" www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/no...

‘Severance’ Actor John Turturro Opens Up About His Caregiving Journey www.aarp.org/caregiving/b...

What I Wish I’d Done Differently as a Caregiver www.aarp.org/caregiving/b...

Most willing to accept caregiving robots as solution to long-term care challenge www.ucd.ie/newsandopini...

Dealing with dementia: ‘I’m not a wife anymore, I’m a carer. That’s sad, but once Thomas is happy, that’s all I care about’ www.independent.ie/life/health-...

Teesside photographers share archive to help dementia patients www.bbc.com/news/article...

This Alzheimer’s pill story made me angry 52% slower decline, bullshit, caregivers deserve honesty, not marketing spin This week’s Memory Matters Weekly also looks at: 🎵 Music & dementia risk 🧠 Why men’s brains shrink faster with age #Dementia #caregivers Read it here →https://buff.ly/0tCAdao

Memory Matters Weekly #7 is out! 🧠 Brain waste-clearance & dementia 🕒 Disrupted circadian rhythms in Alzheimer’s 🤝 Predicting caregiver distress Read more 👇 dementiawho.com/memory-matte...

Memory Matters Weekly #6 is out! What stood out in dementia research this week: •Referral gaps to allied health for dementia care •linking smoking cessation to slower cognitive decline •Why genes matter in Alzheimer’s risk for African Americans Read it here:

New Blog Post How To Reduce Fall Risks At Home For Dementia Caregivers

Five benefits of getting a diagnosis for dementia – what are they? - Alzheimer's Research UK www.alzheimersresearchuk.org/news/five-be...

More people sought to open up homes for dementia Lovely idea by Filo project to encourage new experiences & friendships for loved ones with dementia www.bbc.com/news/article...

I'm utterly ashamed people fear for their safety on such a wide scale @ashleydaltonmp.bsky.social successive governments & the usual media suspects continue to fuel this divide It's an enmeshed mess! When we stand by fueling any inequality in the end it hurts all communities #SafePlaceForAll

Early menopause associated with increased risk of dementia medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10...

This week’s Memory Matters Weekly is live. Three dementia research stories that stood out: • Creative experiences may delay brain aging • Nanotech reversed Alzheimer’s in mice • A new trial centring dignity in advance care planning Read full issue: dementiawho.com/memory-matte...

Another lost soul, gutted to read that D'Angelo has died, I loved his music, anytime you wanted to feel that mellow groove, he was there, many a time I listened to him after a break up. I still have this album on cd from almost 20 yrs. it always make me feel good, RIP youtu.be/H_WzjiTzZBA?...

Kat is so right Grief has a sneaky way of turning up just when you think you've dealt with it How do you fill that space when your loved one who filled up your days & nights so completely has gone? This is an honestly raw blog & beautiful for it #dementia #carers #blog

Faster MRI scans could help end dementia diagnosis ‘postcode lottery’ www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...

Dementia risk for people who quit smoking in middle age ‘same as someone who never smoked’ www.theguardian.com/society/2025...?

‘Frightened to get out of their cars’: Britain’s toxic race debates threaten overseas care workers Horrendous! www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

This week’s Memory Matters Weekly is live. Three dementia research stories that stood out: • Creative experiences may delay brain aging • Nanotech reversed Alzheimer’s in mice • A new trial centring dignity in advance care planning Read full issue: dementiawho.com/memory-matte...

Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of Annie Hall and The Godfather, dies aged 79 She was brilliant and funny. I loved watching in all her movies, so many to choose from, but one I go back to again, again for that crying scene is Something's Gotta Give RIP www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...

You should listen to Nicolle, and take some time, wind down with this video, not just aimed at therapist, but gives you a great understanding on approaches for caring for those living with dementia! Link below!