It really has been such a busy couple of weeks for Bright Copper Kettles. Last weekend I was in London at the fabulous Park Plaza...

Gary Joseph LeBlanc, is the author of "Staying Afloat in a Sea of Forgetfulness," “The Aftereffects of Caregiving,” "Managing Alzheimer's...

Norman McNamara was diagnosed with dementia age 50. Since then he has campaigned, tirelessly, to change the world for people with...

This is it. On Friday I'm off to the UK Blog Awards. An evening of sparkle and networking (what a combination!) It hasn't really hit me...

This article was originally published 29 February 2016 on http://www.laddertothemoon.co.uk/ One of the initial difficulties with creative...

This article was first published By mmLearn.org on Saturday 5th December 2015 Providing care for patients is about more than treating the...

At The Daily Sparkle we have always been huge advocates of the power of music to awaken memories, help people make connections and to...

Entering the Kingfisher Care Home in Cleveleys is a bit like being cocooned in a warm blanket. I’ve been in several such places over the...

At the tender age of only 10 months my son and I were both involved in a horrific car accident. I was lucky and escaped with back and...

My name is Amanda Waring, I am a well known actress in the UK and as filmmaker and campaigner I am passionate about finding ways to...

A caregiver’s age can vary from a 12-year-old to someone in their nineties. Many families welcome parents and grandparents with a...

At a seminar hosted by the University of Brighton I was recently formally introduced to PARO, a therapeutic robotic seal from Japan, and...

I remember going for lots of car journeys with my grandparents when I was a child. These outings would follow a quiet cup of tea and my...

We've filmed the rise of a grass routes dementia awareness campaign - the purple angel. Please pledge to support our post production!...

Just before Christmas I saw that a ‘landmark’ training guide had been developed to help those caring for people living with dementia....

Are You Visiting a Relative in a Care Home? Well, it's been another really super busy week, creating nostalgic displays in residential...

Getting Along – the blog of the pilot – Filling the peri-diagnostic gap. Thanks to an awards for all grant via the Big Lottery and with...

“Donald doesn't want to eat. Or drink. We can't get him to talk.” There’s nothing particularly exceptional about this story so far. As a...

Throughout our lives we engage with the outside in some way on most days of the year, whether it is to get in the car to go to work, pop...