Today the dementia diagnosis rate target (that 66.7% of people living with dementia in England should have a diagnosis) has ...
Insurance United Against Dementia (IUAD), the industry-led campaign, has reached its initial £10 million fundraising target, set when the campaign launched in 2017. IUAD was created by insurance ...
For our magazine’s next book group, we invite you to read Ten Days, by Austin Duffy. Tell us what you think of this novel about a widowed man and his daughter connecting with his conservative Jewish ...
Johanna Jackson studied several conditions, including epilepsy and brain injury, before focusing on Alzheimer’s disease. The constant throughout her career is an interest in synapses – the small ...
Smart thermostat daisy93 says, ‘We used a smart thermostat, so I controlled the heating from my mobile phone. It was easy to set up and meant I could see how hot the house was and set timings or boost ...
Social media offers amazing ways to connect with others and explore interests. But we also need to think about our privacy, safety and wellbeing online. Use your account settings to control this. For ...
When Alison Littleford first considered attending a dementia support group with her husband at Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club, she felt hesitant. Alison had been Frank’s main carer since his ...
Question: ‘I’ve ended up providing more personal care for my mum than I can cope with. But the local authority won’t increase her homecare. What can I do?’ Answer: Ask the local authority for a review ...
Sometimes a person with dementia can lose their inhibitions and may behave in ways that others find embarrassing. Sometimes a person with dementia can lose their inhibitions and may behave in ways ...
From the June/July 2016 issue of our magazine, Heather Stephen learns about the Herbert Protocol, which is speeding up searches for vulnerable people, including those with dementia. Margaret Pigott ...
Turning Up the Volume is the largest-ever survey with people with dementia to hear their views and experiences of what daily life is like. Turning Up the Volume: unheard voices of people with dementia ...