Care Home Residents Tap, Clap, Step and Sway Along to Dance Celebration
Fun-loving care home residents and team members across the south have come together to celebrate the joy and beauty of dance. Movement, music and laughter…
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Dementia
Care Home Fulfils Wish For Dementia Resident To Be Involved In Community Arts At Bournemouth University
A local care home has fulfilled a resident’s dream to revisit their love for community art. Tom Marshall from Arts University Bournemouth was delighted to…
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Nottinghamshire Care Group Expands Through New Acquisition
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE dementia specialist Church Farm Care has acquired Wren Hall Nursing Home, strengthening the independent care group’s ability to deliver exceptional care across the region….
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Make Time For A Cuppa To Help Families Facing Dementia
Dementia UK is running its 16th annual ‘Time for a Cuppa’ event to raise funds for families affected by dementia By the time you’ve boiled…
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Chorleywood Carers Run for a Cure: Over £1,100 Raised for Dementia Charities
Two devoted care assistants from Chorleywood Manor Care Home have raised over £1,100 for dementia charities after completing the London Landmarks Half Marathon on Sunday…
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Bluebird Care Live-in Carer Wins Regional Title and National Honour for Outstanding Dementia Care
Bluebird Care Reading, Wokingham, Windsor, Maidenhead and Bracknell has announced that one of their exceptional live-in carers, Kadijatu Koroma, has been named Regional Winner of…
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Study Finds Low LDL Cholesterol Levels May Be Linked To Reduced Risk Of Dementia
A new study published in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry found that people with low levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in their…
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Transforming Dementia Support Through Technology Network
Researchers in Newcastle have been awarded £1.6 million to develop a network which will support people living with dementia by connecting existing technology and services….
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Digital Technology And AI Can Support Workers With Dementia Research Reveals
People with dementia can enjoy productive and rewarding working lives in the digital era, contrary to the widespread stereotype that dementia is incompatible with the…
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Spiritual Dementia Café At Karuna Manor Care Home Supported by Hare Krishna Temple, Watford
Karuna Manor Care Home, a leading provider of culturally sensitive elderly care, proudly hosted the inaugural session of its Spiritual Dementia Café last month, a…
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Technology Boost For Blood Tests Set To Revolutionise Dementia Diagnosis
The Government has pledged £2 million to boost on-going research that aims to diagnose dementia quicker and more accurately than current methods. The new funding…
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Anti-Amyloid Drug May Delay Symptoms For People With Rare Genetic Form Of Alzheimer’s
A new study published today in the journal, Lancet Neurology looking at longer term use of the anti-amyloid drug, gantenerumab, may indicate it can delay…
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Alzheimer’s Society Unveils New Innovation Programme To Address Hospitalisation Challenge
The Alzheimer’s Society has unveiled its first ever Launchpad Cohort, whose original ideas, will address a broad range of challenges people living with dementia face…
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Brian Cox and Alzheimer’s Research UK Supporter Jordan Adams Share Their Experiences of Dementia in New Film
Actor Brian Cox, CBE, sat down with Jordan Adams, who is part of the ‘FTD Brothers’, for an emotional conversation that left a strong impression…
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High Street Opticians Could Use AI to Help Diagnose Dementia with an Eye Scan
Opticians could play a key role in identifying people at risk of dementia by spotting distinctive patterns in the back of the eye linked to…
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