Dementia

ELVIS Presley, Doris Day and ABBA were just some of the acts covered by a musical duo in a special performance for Teesside care home…

Over 850,000 people in the UK are currently living with dementia, and with numbers set to rise to over 1 million by 2025, it is…

BBC TV and radio presenter Lauren Laverne has been appointed as the ambassador for Music for Dementia 2020, a new campaign calling for music to…

COCONUT and jelly are being used as therapeutic tools for elderly residents with dementia at a Teesside care home.  The foods are just two of…

New research has found that a poor sense of smell could be an early warning for poor health in older age. The study, published in…

A WALK in the park helped one elderly resident with dementia bring back fond memories. Fergus McLellan, 87, joined the Age UK Teesside walking group…

Vulnerability to fraud could be among the early warning signs of dementia in older adults, according to a new study published in Annals of Internal Medicine,…

A prescription drug to treat high blood pressure has shown promise against conditions such as Parkinson’s, Huntington’s and forms of dementia in studies carried out…

A ground-breaking £20m research centre will develop new technologies to create dementia-friendly ‘Healthy Homes’ and provide insights into how dementia develops. The new Care Research…

RESIDENTS and staff have raised hundreds of pounds for a dementia friendly sensory garden at their care home. A 3.5-mile sponsored walk around Carr Ellison…

A paper published in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association found that Accident and Emergency (A&E) attendance among people with…

A care provider has partnered up with community services to help pioneer dementia care awareness. Springhill Care Group, based in Accrington, Lancs, has teamed up…

Dulux Trade has been awarded the prestigious Exceptional Contribution to Dementia Care Award at the Dementia, Care and Nursing Home Expo Awards 2019. The Dementia,…

Research in recent years has shown the benefits of physical exercise with people suffering from dementia or similar illnesses, as it can help to stimulate…

The arts have been shown to affirm dementia care staff skills and confidence, enabling meaningful exchanges with residents that can be creative, ‘in the moment’,…