Dementia

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

UK Music and Music for Dementia have joined forces on a ground-breaking project to show how music can play a more vital role in improving health and wellbeing.  

36% of Psychiatrists think their services would be ready to deliver a new dementia treatment in a year.

Research published by Alzheimer’s Research UK and The Royal College of Psychiatrists has highlighted significant gaps

Family denial, requests for futile medical interventions and unavailable GPs are just a few of the challenges faced by residential aged care managers looking after people dying with advanced dementia, new research has revealed. 

This Dementia Action Week* (17-23 May), English National Ballet announces plans to support people whose lives are affected by dementia.

Vida Healthcare is raising money for Alzheimer’s Society with the help of local school, Rossett Acre Primary.

The dementia care specialist has teamed up with  local school children to raise awareness

For Dementia Action Week, Music for Dementia is joining the Alzheimer’s Society to take action to improve the lives of people affected by dementia. 

An Alzheimer’s Society investigation, launched to mark Dementia Action Week, has revealed, even before the pandemic, tens of thousands of people with dementia were being rushed to hospital each year

Belong Macclesfield, the dementia care specialist, has welcomed spring with its residents, thanks to the support of local businesses and their help with seasonal projects which are set to enhance the wellbeing of the local community.