Dementia

A new report has estimated that a third of dementia cases could potentially be prevented if nine different risk factors could be eliminated. The Lancet…

Experts in ageing have been awarded £2 million from the Department of Health to focus on dementia care and prevention on a global scale. With…

New research has revealed that 38% of the UK population are most concerned about developing dementia in the future. The recent YouGov survey, commissioned by…

Dementia awareness training as a single strategy will not improve dementia care in hospitals or outcomes for patients, a new study from the University of…

Recommendations for an ‘opt-out’ system for sharing patient data to improve care and research, coupled with new security standards, have been accepted by the Government…

Healthwatch Essex – the independent charity that listens to and represents the voice of users of health and social care in Essex – has broken…

New research funded by Marie Curie provides evidence that stands to improve the care received by those dying from dementia in nursing homes across the…

Researchers in Cambridge are reporting findings that a brain-training game can improve memory in people with early memory problems, known as mild cognitive impairment. The…

Twenty-seven junior school pupils from local school, St Benedict’s Primary School in Hindley, have attended a dementia awareness session promoting discussion and understanding of how…

Care home operator Avery Healthcare Group were delighted to present a cheque for £5,000 to the Alzheimer’s Society from their ‘Forget Me Not’ events on…

A new Commission into the use of music in the treatment and care of those living with dementia has the potential to change the way…

Two Patrons of Alzheimer’s Research UK have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday honours list. Malcolm Walker, founder and CEO of Iceland Foods, who led…

HammondCare’s Dementia Centre has been awarded the tender to provide research evaluation of the ground-breaking Dementia Dog Project in Scotland. Director of the Dementia Centre,…

Intrepid fundraisers from Wickes’ Distribution Centre in Northampton are gearing up to take on the gruelling Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge to raise much-needed money for…

Terry Eccott gives seminar at Fairmile Grange care home in Christchurch on his first-hand experience of living with Dementia Terry Eccott was diagnosed with Vascular…