Dementia

Music that gives you that flashback feeling can be a lifeline if you are affected by dementia. Playlist for Life’s ‘Songs for Dementia’ campaign focuses on how personally meaningful music

New research suggests that people with mentally stimulating jobs may be less likely to develop dementia, and less likely to have proteins in their blood that may interfere with the brain’s ability

Former footballer Denis Law, a Manchester United legend, has revealed that he has been diagnosed with mixed dementia.

The 81-year-old is considered one of the United’s all-time greatest players

At Bradbury Court, one of Friends of the Elderly’s three Malvern care homes, which is specifically focused on caring for those living with dementia, the residents have been enjoying and benefiting

Researchers at Cambridge University and Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge have developed an approach using artificial intelligence that can diagnose dementia from a single brain scan

Research presented at the 2021 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) in Colorado this week shows global dementia cases are set to triple, with 152 million living with dementia by 2050

Residents are a care organisation are keeping in touch with nature thanks to a dazzling dementia-friendly garden.

The vast array of thousands of varieties of flowers and plants at Pendine Park

Brook View, an Exemplar Health Care home in Liverpool, recently held a training day which welcomed colleagues aboard a ‘Dementia Bus’, to learn more about what it’s like to live with dementia.

Researchers in the US have found that keeping up reading, writing and play games in later life could delay the onset of dementia by up to five years, according to a study published in The scientific journal Neurology.

Specialist radio station m4d Radio is celebrating its first anniversary with a stellar list of celebrities and personalities contributing individual playlists for a week’s schedule of programming on the dementia-focused music station.

A Surrey care community is celebrating the completion of an extension to its dementia care facilities, which will allow it to provide 11 extra bedrooms for new residents, as well as offering enhanced living space