Signature Senior Lifestyle Launches New Dementia Care Strategy
Signature Senior Lifestyle has launched its new dementia strategy which sets the highest of standards in dementia care. My Life Dementia Pathway is the care…
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Dementia
Gut Health Plays a Role in Alzheimer’s Development, New Study Says
A series of experiments presented today (Wednesday 2 March) at the Alzheimer’s Research UK 2022 Conference at the Brighton Centre, has implicated the health of…
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Dudley the Pup Goes Down a Storm With Residents
Residents of a dementia care home in Plymouth are thrilled to be hunkering down away from the stormy weather in the company of Dudley, a…
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Local Wallington Residents Involved in National Dementia Advisory Group
Two residents at Wallington Extra Care scheme, Dymond House, have been involved in a project with The University of Worcester to help people living with dementia.
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Endurance Athlete Takes on 17 Marathons in 17 Days for Dementia Research
Louis Alexander will run 17 marathons in 17 days to raise thousands of pounds for Alzheimer’s Research UK marking the 17 years his grandfather lived…
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Increased Dementia Risk Post COVID-19 Infection, Study Suggests
Research suggests that almost a third (32 of every 100) of older adults infected with COVID-19 in 2020 developed at least one new condition that…
Read more...Multiple Long-Term Conditions in Midlife Increases Dementia Risk
Researchers from the UK and France have found that having two or more chronic conditions in middle age is associated with an increased risk of…
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Seeing the Same GP Improves Treatment for People with Dementia, Study Finds
People with dementia who see the same GP each time have lower rates of health complications and fewer emergency hospital admissions, according to a new…
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Kingston University Social Care Students Develop Skills to Support People with Dementia
Kingston University has launched a project to give health and social care students the opportunity to develop their skills and knowledge by supporting people living…
Read more...Transcranial Ultrasound Used in Mice with Alzheimer’s Disease Features
In December 2021 scientists from South Korea used a technology called transcranial ultrasound stimulation to excite specific areas of mice brain. They found mice with features of Alzheimer’s
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New Care Introduces ‘Hugs’ for National Hugging Day
Leading development-led care home operator New Care is spreading joy across its dementia communities with the introduction of new HUG companions in time for National Hugging
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Anger as Government Spending on Dementia Research Decreases
Government spending on dementia research has decreased says Chi Onwurah, MP for Newcastle Central.
The Conservative Manifesto in 2019 contained a promise to double Research and Development (R&D)
Read more...Dementia Protein Changes Discovered in Terminal Childhood Disease
In a world-first, researchers at Newcastle University have found that the brains of infants who sadly passed away with an extremely rare genetic condition, Krabbe disease
Read more...Government Must Listen to Those Needing Care in 2022
THE Government must listen to the needs of older and vulnerable people who need care and start taking meaningful action in 2022, a campaigner said…
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From Café to Care Village – Coffee Shop Manager Finds Calling in Social Care
A former coffee shop manager has progressed to one of the top roles at the Belong care village in Newcastle-under-Lyme after leaving her previous job…
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