Old Malton Care Staff Experience Living with Dementia During Dementia Action Week
Staff at Manor Park care home in Old Malton, part of Sandstone Care Group, were given a glimpse of life with dementia when the Virtual…
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Dementia
Dementia Frontiers Fund Backs 12 International Teams to Tackle the Toughest Challenges in Dementia
Twelve international research teams are competing for £1.5 million in finance from the Dementia Frontiers Fund after being awarded seed funding to accelerate their boldest…
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New ‘Brain Hearing’ Test Could Transform Early Dementia Diagnosis, Study Shows
A hearing test measuring how the brain processes sound, rather than how well the ears detect it, could help diagnose dementia, according to researchers at the UCL…
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Care South Marks Dementia Action Week with Afternoon Tea Parties and Group Support Sessions
Communities across the south of England gathered at Care South’s care homes to share experiences and raise awareness during Dementia Action Week. Karen Hodges, Group…
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Animals, Art and Music Help Royal Star & Garter Residents Mark Dementia Action Week
Dementia Action Week has been marked at Royal Star & Garter with events and activities throughout the charity’s Homes. Residents enjoyed visits, outings, arts &…
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Sector Leaders Unite in Call for Bold Government Action on Dementia
Leading dementia charities, clinicians, academics and Royal Colleges have joined forces to urge the new Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to set…
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Kent Celebrates Dementia Champions at 2026 Awards and Conference
People, organisations and community groups from across Kent were recognised for their outstanding support for people living with dementia at the 2026 Dementia Friendly Kent…
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Music Therapy Boosts Mood and Mental Sharpness in Older Adults
New research from Middlesex University has found that taking part in musical activities improves thinking and mental wellbeing in healthy older adults. The study, published in The Journals of Gerontology,…
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Boots Hearingcare Joins Alzheimer’s Research UK to Raise Awareness Of Hearing Loss And Dementia Risk
Nearly half of all dementia cases could be prevented by tackling 14 modifiable health and lifestyle factors — yet one of the most significant, hearing…
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Kent and Medway Research Leading the Way in Transforming Dementia Diagnosis and Care
People across Kent and Medway are set to benefit from faster, more accessible dementia diagnosis, as innovative new research is announced. This Dementia Action Week,…
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Families Face Dementia Care Postcode Lottery, Warns Carehome.co.uk
Families across the UK are facing a dementia care “postcode lottery”, with the availability of advanced dementia support ranging from 57% of care homes in…
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Community Comes Together for the Great Ferndown Memory Quest
Parley Place care home in West Parley set up a fun event around Ferndown in the prelude to Dementia Action Week on behalf of Ferndown…
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Unpaid Carers Are Bearing “Unsustainable” Burden Of Social Care Crisis Baroness Casey Warns
Millions of unpaid carers across the UK are being left under intolerable pressure as they prop up an increasingly fragmented adult social care system, according…
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Wes Streeting Resigns as Health Secretary
Wes Streeting has resigned as Health Secretary and urged Sir Keir Starmer to step down as Prime Minister, intensifying growing unrest within the Labour Party…
Read more...This Daily Habit Could Lower Dementia Risk By 35%, Research Reveals
A new long-term US study has suggested that moderate consumption of caffeinated coffee and tea could help reduce the risk of dementia later in life,…
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