Dementia

Two kind-hearted care workers at Nurse Plus Folkestone have been providing comfort to dementia patients thanks to the creation of ‘Twiddle Muffs.’ Sonia Ashton and…

An Alzheimer’s Society investigation has laid bare the unachievable cost of dementia care, calculating that the typical person’s bill for dementia social care would take…

On Wednesday 3rd May 2017, Quantum Care hosted an event for professionals and service providers in the local community, to learn about the latest technological…

Six of the UK’s leading research universities have been awarded centre status in the landmark UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI), laying the foundation for…

HSBC UK has committed to raise £3 million for Alzheimer’s Society and Alzheimer Scotland during three year partnership. HSBC UK has announced a number of…

A Barnsley family have spoke of their devastation after their son tragically became one of the youngest people to die from dementia – at just 40…

Alzheimer’s Research UK is urging the Welsh Government to put much more emphasis on dementia research in response to proposals for the country’s first dementia…

Pixie Lott, Judy Murray and Wayne and Frankie Bridge among famous faces taking to the pitch Stars from the worlds of music, screen, stage and…

Alzheimer’s Society is calling on housing organisations to unite against dementia and improve the lives of people living with the condition by signing up to…

A new study is inviting people who care for someone with dementia to help investigate whether an online therapy can help carers cope with feeling…

Thousands of vulnerable people with dementia and learning disabilities are being detained in hospitals and care homes without the appropriate checks, due to a law…

Researchers in the US have identified an increase in dementia risk for people who experience orthostatic hypotension – unusually high drops in blood pressure when…

Having at least 3 servings of vegetables and 2 servings of fruit daily might help prevent dementia in older adults according to a study published…

Comedian David Baddiel said his father’s dementia created a “cartooning” of his personality and an “exaggeration” of who he had been before symptoms developed. In…

Sycamore Court care home in Brentwood Essex, part of the Holmes Care Group will be hosting a Virtual Dementia Tour next week; a scientifically proven…