In order to support residents’ relatives and friends, and the local community, Barchester’s Cepen Lodge Care Home in Chippenham is launching a regular monthly dementia…
Read more...The team at The Maples Care Home has raised £2,000 for Alzheimer’s research through its participation in the Trek26 event. The Trek26 event, organized by…
Read more...Now in its 11th year, The Alzheimer’s & Dementia Show is the UK’s leading event for care providers, healthcare professionals, families and carers. This is…
Read more...Legendary singer and actress Anita Harris has released her most poignant song yet, to raise funds for Alzheimer’s Research UK in memory of her late…
Read more...Speedwell Court, a dementia-friendly Southampton care home run by Abbeyfield, hosted a Dementia Awareness Day on Friday 17th May, welcoming those caring for, supporting and…
Read more...A caring dementia support worker is embarking on a fundraising sponsored steps campaign in May – and care home residents are keen to join her…
Read more...Families of people living with dementia were given the opportunity to learn more about the condition with a free workshop run by Sandstone Care Group….
Read more...The Alzheimer’s Society and Sport England are partnering with Social-Ability to roll out the Happiness Programme and revolutionise care for people living with dementia. The…
Read more...Portsdown View has recently launched ‘The Portsdown Memory Choir’. Aimed at improving the lives of people living with dementia, participants will gather every month to…
Read more...Alzheimer’s Society is calling on the Government to make dementia a priority and urgently fix diagnosis as just 1.4% of dementia healthcare costs are spent…
Read more...A new ‘Give It A Go’ campaign from Music for Dementia, designed to encourage carers at home and at work to give music a try,…
Read more...Visitors to a Cheltenham care home were served up a treat this week in aid of a cause that is close to their hearts. Friends…
Read more...Integrated care systems are enabling the improvement of dementia diagnosis by supporting collaborative working across the health and care system, new research from health and…
Read more...A large, UK-based study published in the BMJ has suggested that antipsychotic drugs carry greater risks of serious health conditions than previously thought. These drugs…
Read more...Staff at RMBI Care Co. Home Zetland Court, in Bournemoth, have recently set up ZetCafe24, a dementia friendly café. The aim is to provide social…
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