Sports Chair Pushes for Greater Dementia Support for Footballers
Dame Caroline Dinenage, Member of Parliament for Gosport and Chair of the Culture, Media & Sport Committee, has urged greater action from football associations on…
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Dementia
British Airways And Alzheimer’s Society Announce New Partnership
British Airways has announced a new partnership with Alzheimer’s Society (AS) to raise funds and support customers travelling with dementia. For someone living with dementia,…
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Hastings Home Marks 80-Year Existence Of Organisation With Delicious Cream Cake And Tea Event
A Hastings home marked the 80th year of their organisation with an afternoon cream tea event. MHA Lauriston celebrated the 80th birthday of Methodist Homes…
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Report Calls For Manifesto Pledges To Tackle ‘Completely Unacceptable’ Diagnosis Rates
Ahead of the next general election campaign, Alzheimer’s Research UK has set out a series of calls for party leaders to tackle the increasing pressure…
Read more...New Risk Score Strongly Predicts Dementia Chances
A new dementia risk score ‘calculator’ identifies people potentially at risk of developing the disease within the next 14 years, according to a study published…
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Dementia Specialist Treats Residents To Retail Therapy
NOTTINGHAM dementia care home specialist, Church Farm Care, has opened its own shop at its Skylarks home in West Bridgford to encourage independence in its…
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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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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…
Read more...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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