Survey of nearly 2,000 people affected by dementia reveals less than half felt care staff had a good understanding of dementia and one in four…
Read more...Residents at a specialist care home in Birmingham have raised £250 for Alzheimer’s Awareness at a recent charity walk. Colleagues and residents at Otterburn care…
Read more...Singer, actress and entertainer Anita Harris has revealed that her husband of nearly 50 years, Mike Margolis, is living with Alzheimer’s disease. Artist, writer and…
Read more...Line of Duty star and Alzheimer’s Society Ambassador, Vicky McClure, has shared a powerful video calling on every MP to help the charity cure the…
Read more...Research published this month suggests that following a Mediterranean diet does not reduce risk of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia. Results published in…
Read more...In new research published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association, researchers at the University of Cambridge have found brain impairment in…
Read more...Dementia charity Alzheimer’s Society says the size and the scale of the problem in social care is ‘immense’ and people with dementia are being let…
Read more...Alzheimer’s Society has united with Innovate UK and Challenge Works to launch a new multi-million-pound competition – a collaborative partnership of charity, government and UK…
Read more...Paramedic Charley Blow has broken a sweat at the London Marathon to raise funds for Alzheimer’s Research UK on behalf of her local care home…
Read more...Famous faces from entertainment, sports and politics in the UK and overseas have contributed to a care home’s five-month letter writing campaign to inspire residents…
Read more...The third annual Care Sector Fundraising Ball was back with a bang on Saturday, raising £401,942 for the Alzheimer’s Society and the Care Workers’ Charity…
Read more...The pharmaceutical company, Eisai, has reported positive results from its successful phase 3 clinical trial of the Alzheimer’s drug, lecanemab. The results show the drug…
Read more...Alzheimer’s Research UK is celebrating a year that has seen it bounce back from one of the most challenging periods to date to invest more…
Read more...Dementia UK — the dementia specialist nurse charity — has launched a first-of-its-kind Admiral Nurse Clinic, to specifically support families living with dementia from the…
Read more...A local care home showed their support for World Alzheimer’s Day this week, marked globally on 21st September. Residents at Upton Bay Care Home, each…
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