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Dementia should be integrated into both global and national public health programmes alongside other major non communicable diseases according to a report released by Alzheimer’s
Read more...The Ready for Ageing Alliance has launched its manifesto for action entitled ‘Getting Ready for Ageing’. The report calls on policymakers in Government and beyond
Read more...New research has shown that older adults with build-up of a hallmark Alzheimer’s protein have increased brain activity while performing memory tasks. The study, which
Read more...New figures released this month show that the number of councils no longer providing care to people deemed to have `low’ or `moderate’ needs has
Read more...Four staff from a Bristol nursing home have been shortlisted as finalists in the South West Great British Care Awards 2014. The awards are part
Read more...On 4 September, Cllr Keith Humphries, Wiltshire Council’s Portfolio Holder for Adult Care Services, unveiled the Foundation Stone of The Orders of St John Care
Read more...Dementia experts from around the world will meet today in Ottawa, Canada, to discuss creating better partnerships between academia-industry, and how to better facilitate innovation
Read more...Actress Adele Silva, best known for her role in Emmerdale, joined over 2,500 participants at Roundhay Park as they walked to fight dementia at Leeds
Read more...Two new reports, published today by the Alzheimer’s Society, reveal updated statistics about the impact of dementia and make recommendations on how to improve the
Read more...The NHS Confederation has condemned political parties’ ‘summer of silence’ on the challenges facing health and social care, and joined with the most influential coalition
Read more...The winners of the NHS Innovation Challenge Prize for Dementia have been announced. The £80,000 top prize was awarded to Memory First, a new integrated
Read more...Research by scientists in France and Canada suggests that there may be a link between use of benzodiazepine drugs and increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s
Read more...Carers UK’s Carers at breaking point research – based on a survey of over 5,000 carers1 – shows: 6 in 10 caring for an older,
Read more...It was celebrations all round at Bupa’s Rutherglen Care Home as it celebrated its 22nd anniversary with four Care Assistants who have each spent 22
Read more...New laws governing social care are set to put a cap on how much money anyone has to pay towards the cost of their care.
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