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As every year, the top names in dementia research and treatment will be in London on 8 – 9 June attending the 2018 Alzheimer’s Show– the UK’s leading dementia and Alzheimer’s event for professionals, carers, people living with dementia, their relatives and friends.

 

Regular attendees, Alzheimer’s Research UK, will once again have a stand where you can talk directly to members of their team. Plus some of their experts will be delivering seminar talks and participating in our always-popular question time panels.

Nina Clark is a musical activist, singer-songwriter and professional musician with a specialism in inclusive creativity. Her passion for making music accessible to everyone has seen her lead musical projects, workshops and courses across age groups and in a variety of sectors, championing the numerous benefits to health and wellbeing musical participation can offer.

We caught up with Karen Clayton – from pioneering practical dementia products company, Find Memory Care – to discuss the history, present and future of this remarkable firm.

Dementia care at home: explore the options at The Alzheimer’s Show

This year’s speakers’ stage at The Alzheimer’s Show promises to be jam-packed with insights from industry experts on dementia and Alzheimer’s. We caught up with one of those experts, Amanda Ansell from the nationwide dementia care specialist Helping Hands, to see what insights she’ll be sharing on the day.

The making of a dementia specialist

Ever Wondered What it’s Like Working in Dementia Care?

Four Seasons Health Care have put together a video of some of their staff members outlining why it is they love working in dementia care.

An Admiral Nurse at SweetTree Home Care Services

SweetTree are well-known for providing home care services – which allow their clients to remain in their own home and lead as fulfilling a life as possible.

Almost uniquely in the field of home care, SweetTree Home Care Services have an Admiral Nurse (specialist dementia professionals) who came on board with them in 2014. We caught up with Rikki Lorenti for a chat about dementia-related home care.

It’s the same as a standard eye test… but, it isn’t.

Visioncall are proud to provide a caring and professional eye care solution in the homes of those who find it difficult to attend a high street practice.

Approximately 1 in 2 older people living in Care homes have some form of sight loss and the traditional methods of testing are not possible for someone living with dementia.

Unforgettable Dementia Product DesignWe chat with Adam Vaughan – the Head of New Product Development and Innovation at Unforgettable, who provide life changing products and services for people affected by memory loss and dementia.

Birdie and the Digital Enhancement of Home Care

We caught up with Laetitia Van Hoecke, of Birdie, about their plan to revolutionise the way we care at home.

Birdie is a smart care companion, offering not only an alternative to care homes but keeping our older, invaluably precious, generation healthy and independent at home, while giving families reassurance, confidence and support.

A Positive Personal Reaction to Attending the Alzheimer’s Show

With this year’s Show just around the corner, here’s a personal view of what it’s like to go along, from a previous attendee:

I wasn’t sure what to expect when I first attended the Alzheimer’s Show last year. Having been made aware of the event through a colleague of mine, I wondered how much value I might be able to get out of it, if anything.

Like most people, I’d obviously heard about the disease and had paid some attention to the various TV shows and news reports about the ‘looming crisis’ in dementia care for older people. I wouldn’t exactly put myself in the category of the ‘worried well’, but certainly I had concerns.