Studies Suggest Rugby Players Have Brain Changes That May Increase Risk Of Dementia
Two studies in Brain today found that retired professional rugby players had changes in their brains and raised levels of proteins in their blood that…
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Dementia
Benwell Care Home’s Wellbeing Coordinator Takes To The Skies For Dementia Charity
HC-One’s Orchard Mews Care Home in Benwell, Newcastle upon Tyne, is proudly supporting its dedicated Wellbeing Coordinator, Gillian Reid, as she prepares to take on…
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Boogie Wonderland – Care Home Launches Dementia Disco
On 19th June 2025 staff and residents at Paternoster House care home in Waltham Abbey dusted off their dancing shoes, leg warmers and glowsticks for…
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“Excellent” Devon Care Home Achieves ‘Butterfly Approach’ Dementia Model After 18-Month Transformation
A family-run West Devon care home has joined the elite few UK social care settings to have adopted of the acclaimed ‘Butterfly Approach’ – establishing an…
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The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution Care Company’s Prince George Duke of Kent Court in Chislehurst is having a ceremony on Wednesday 26th February to celebrate their Dementia accreditation award. Mayor of Bromley Councillor Dr David Jefferys officially renames the unit Evergreen
RMBI Care Co. Named Residential Dementia Care Employer at the Dementia Care Awards 2025
Care provider RMBI Care Co. has been named ‘Dementia Care Employer (Residential)’ in the 2025 Dementia Care Awards. The national awards ceremony, which celebrates excellence…
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Dame Judi Dench Backs Call For Government Action On Dementia Diagnosis
Oscar winner and seven-time Academy Award nominee Dame Judi Dench is supporting Alzheimer’s Research UK’s latest campaign – Dementia Unseen – and urging the public…
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ARUK And Cure Parkinson’s Join Forces To Find New Treatments For People Living With Parkinson’s And Dementia
Two of the UK’s leading medical research charities have announced a landmark partnership that could dramatically speed up the development of treatments for millions of…
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Benefits Of 2 Alzheimer’s Treatments Remain Too Small To Justify The Additional Cost To The NHS
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has concluded that the benefits from donanemab (also called Kisunla and made by Eli Lilly) and lecanemab…
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Frank Rothwell Awarded OBE For Charitable Services To Dementia Research
Alzheimer’s Research UK supporter, Frank Rothwell, has been awarded an OBE in the King’s Birthday Honours List for his charitable services to dementia research. The…
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Singing Gives RAF Veteran Living With Dementia A New Lease Of Life
An RAF veteran who is living with dementia is enjoying a new lease of life, thanks to his passion for music. Staff at Royal Star…
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My Choice Healthcare Strengthens Its Presence In Wales With Latest Care Home Acquisition In Powys
Care provider, My Choice Healthcare, has expanded its presence in Powys with the acquisition of The Mountains Care Home, a specialist 50-bed nursing care facility…
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Hope Rises As More Alzheimer’s Drugs Enter Clinical Trials
There are more potential new medicines being tested for Alzheimer’s disease, according to an annual review published today, which reports that 138 drugs are currently…
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Celebrities Launch Alzheimer’s Society’s Forget Me Not Appeal With Striking New Portrait Series
Today (Monday 2 June) dementia charity Alzheimer’s Society, has released a new photography series to launch its 2025 Forget Me Not Appeal which aims to…
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Sleep Problems Could Double Risk Of Dementia In Later Life Research Reveals
People who experience sleep disorders are at greater risk of developing dementia and other neurodegenerative conditions later in life, new research led by Prof Valentina…
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Anchor Care Home Residents Get Creative In Dementia Charity Fundraiser
Residents across Anchor care homes in Yorkshire created their own unique hats to help raise money for a dementia charity. Townend Close (Keighley), The Mill…
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