It’s been fantastic to have the opportunity to present twice during UK Dementia Congress 2024. On Tuesday 26 November I shared the stage with Nicola Payne, MacIntyre’s Best Practice Manager for Health and Families, as we presented: ‘One Size Doesn’t Fit All : Bespoke Learning Disabilities support when living with Dementia’. Brilliant to be in…
As part of my roles with Dementia Community I host monthly webinars, which today has included hosting my first Open Space webinar. Dementia Community Open Space webinars are a chance to network with Dementia Community members, share work, ideas, projects and future plans relating to dementia care and support, and find out more about Dementia…
I’ve been privileged to work with MacIntyre to support their Dementia Special Interest Groups (DSIGs) since October 2013. I think I’ve now attend 30+ of these inspiring and informative meetings (here is an example from 2015), which in recent years I’ve co-hosted with Nicola Payne, MacIntyre’s Best Practice Manager for Health and Families. The DSIG’s…
As a supporter of Dementia Adventure’s work, I was very happy to be asked onto their highly acclaimed D Tour podcast to share my thoughts on micro adventures and some of the small things we did with my dad that involved being outside. You can listen to my episode, ‘The Bucket List’, here: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/0b85f8da-64d5-4bc7-9fb3-7945f08f1f05/ Many…
I was delighted to join a panel at today’s first Person Centred Software Customer Engagement Conference. Chaired by Hannah Millar of Orchard Care, I was joined by a person living with dementia (not named at the person’s request) and Lucy O’Flaherty, CEO of Columbia Aged Care in Australia. We discussed: ‘Understanding the person behind the…
I’ve very much enjoyed speaking at today’s National Care Forum (NCF) Communities of Practice for Dementia. I shared information about how to work well with families to improve outcomes for people supported. Many thanks to Liz and Valeriia for inviting me.
I’ve been interviewed by Sui-Ling about my work with MacIntyre, dementia in people with a learning disability, World Alzheimer’s Month and MacIntyre’s work around death and dying. You can watch the film here: https://www.macintyrecharity.org/news-blogs/the-sui-ling-show-episode-forty-nine-featuring-beth-britton-/ Thank you Sui-Ling for such a fabulous interview – I loved talking to you.
It has been wonderful to visit Alzheimer’s Support at The Old Silk Works Club in Wiltshire today with Liz Jones from the National Care Forum (NCF). Alzheimer’s Support were one of the winners at the Markel 3rd Sector Care Awards that I judged and NCF sponsored. It was fantastic to meet some of their Club…
I was delighted to be able to support BRACE at their Charity Gala last night. I’ve been an Ambassador for BRACE since 2013, and it was an honour to be able to support such a wonderful charity at this event and be asked to give a speech. Thank you Nikola, Chris, Elin, Liberty, Jed and…
As part of my ongoing work with MacIntyre as their Dementia Consultant, I am proud to have supported the MacIntyre Health Team to create their first Dementia Pathway document. This comprehensive document provides MacIntyre services with a clear 3-step Pathway of dementia support which includes bespoke interventions for services to ensure staff have the skills…
My two webinars for Sweet Pea entitled ‘Help, I’m caring for someone with dementia’ and ‘Is it safe for my loved one with dementia to live at home’ are now available as podcasts, making them accessible to everyone, even if you don’t have a Sweet Pea login. Listen here: ‘Is it safe for…
As someone who is hugely passionate about the therapeutic benefits of music for people with dementia, I was delighted to be interviewed by Playlist for Life. I shared some of my musical memories, including those related to my dad, and information about my work and my thoughts on some of the pressing issues in dementia…
I was honoured to be able to share tips and advice for families and professionals in my presentation today at The Alzheimer’s and Dementia Show. Covering everything from environmental modifications to peer support organisations, my presentation contained a huge amount of signposting to help those watching as they support a person with dementia. I provided…
I’m looking forward to speaking at ‘Words Matter: Redefining Language in Dementia Care’, the first of KYN’s Dementia Action Week Programme of Events on Monday 13 May at 12 noon. I’ll be on a panel with Professor Martin Green from Care England and Tom Owen from My Home Life. The panel will be chaired by…
After being the first guest on the SweetPea Care webinar series, I’ve been invited back to look at tips for people with dementia to live safely and independently at home. I’ll be speaking to host Gemma Clay about dementia enabling environments and providing practical tips. The webinar is on 2 May at 1.30pm. You can…
I’m honoured to have been asked to be the first guest on the SweetPea Care webinar series. I’ll be speaking to host Gemma Clay about caring for someone with dementia and giving practical tips. The webinar is on 21 March at 1.30pm. You can find out more and sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/help-im-caring-for-someone-with-dementia-practical-tips-for-caregivers-tickets-858160650607
I’m delighted to have been Nicola Payne’s guest on the MacIntyre Families Podcast again, this time alongside Meg Wilding to record Season 3, Episode 8. We talked about our dementia work at MacIntyre and the fantastic Dementia Special Interest Groups that we run. The podcast is available to listen to here: https://www.macintyrecharity.org/news-blogs/families-podcast-season-3-episode-8/ Thank you Nicky…
As part of my roles with Dementia Community I host monthly webinars. We have an exciting programme coming up in 2024, including speakers on topics such as Montessori in dementia care, Non-pharmacological prescribing, Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. Find out more and sign up for these free-to-attend webinars here: https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/events/webinars-2 You…
Further to being on the Advisory Group for Dementia Community and becoming a Dementia Community Member, I am pleased to announce other part-time roles I have with Dementia Community: News editor – I source, write and edit the Dementia Community news feed: https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/category/news I curate the Dementia Community Events Listing: https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/events I host regular webinars.…
A huge thank you to the Home Instead Norfolk teams for hosting me for a 2-hour dementia workshop last weekend. We covered supporting people at home as their dementia advances, how to support people who have lost sexual inhibitions and good practice ideas for optimising care. I had some fantastic feedback, including: …
