4 Out Of 5 Unpaid Dementia Carers Take On The Bulk Of Caring Responsibilities
An Alzheimer’s Society survey of over 1,000 unpaid current and former carers of people with dementia shows that family and friends are the backbone of…
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Dementia
Music For Dementia Partners With Dementia-Themed To Mark World Alzheimer’s Month
To mark World Alzheimer’s Month, The Utley Foundation’s Music for Dementia campaign has brought back to the London stage In Other Words, a powerful play…
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Air Pollution Linked To Increased Use Of Psychiatric Services By People With Dementia
Researchers at King’s College London have found that exposure to air pollution is associated with an increase in use of mental health services by people…
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Care Home Residents Go The Extra Mile In £1200 Fundraiser For Dementia Forward
Residents at The Hall care home in Thornton le Dale recently completed 260 laps of the home’s lawn to raise money for Dementia Forward. The…
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Care Home Launches New Specialist Club To Support Residents With Dementia
Grantham care home is helping residents to ‘forget me not’ as it launches a new club to support people suffering with advanced stages of dementia….
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Wellingborough Care Home Launches New Dementia Café
Park House Care Home in Wellingborough has launched a new Dementia Café, offering activities for those living with dementia and support for their caregivers. The…
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Dementia Carers Call for Urgently Needed Long Term Carers’ Strategy
Dementia Carers Count, a national charity that supports unpaid carers looking after someone with dementia, is inviting people to show their support for carers by…
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Crewe Dementia Specialist Earns National Recognition
Belong Crewe has won the Outstanding Dignity and Respect in Dementia Care Award at the National Dementia Care Awards 2023, singling the not-for-profit operator out…
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New Chester Exhibition Showcases Creative Arts Approach To Dementia Care
An arts research project exploring how creativity can promote the wellbeing of people living with dementia in Chester has been unveiled for public viewing. Seen…
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HC-One’s Dementia Care Team Winners of the Best Dementia Care Team Award at the National Dementia Care Awards
HC-One’s Dementia Care team have won the ‘Best Dementia Care Team Award’ at the 13th National Dementia Care Awards 2023 which took place during a…
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Successful Phase 3 Trial Of Alzheimer’s Drug, Donanemab, Confirmed
Promising preliminary results from a trial of the Alzheimer’s drug donanemab, first announced in May, have now been confirmed. The full results were made public…
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National Swimming Pool Day: Resident Living With Dementia Takes The Plunge!
A woman living with dementia has rekindled her love of swimming, thanks to staff at her Surbiton care home and at a local leisure centre….
Read more...New Evidence Linking Sight Loss To Dementia
A new study suggests that sight loss in people over 71 years old may be linked to dementia. The study was in the Journal of…
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Specialist Dementia Nursing Home In Nottinghamshire Raises Almost £700 With Carnival-Style Open Day
A specialist dementia nursing home in Nottinghamshire hosted a throwback carnival for its family members and relatives to mark Care Home Open Week — raising…
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US Regulator Expands Access To Alzheimer’s Drug Lecanemab
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted full approval to the drug lecanemab (known commercially as Leqembi) for people in the US with…
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