The training gap: a hidden injustice in dementia care and how to fix it (16 April 2026)

Summary

This report from Alzheimer's UK reveals huge gaps in dementia training across social care: half of staff receive just one to two hours of dementia learning despite 70% of care home residents living with the condition. It argues that these shortfalls in training are leaving social care staff unprepared, unsupported, and putting people with dementia at risk of inadequate care. It calls on the government to build a bold and ambitious dementia plan, which includes mandatory dementia training for care staff.