People with dementia often carry out the same activity, make the same gesture, say the same thing, make the same noise or ask the same question over and over. Repetition may be because of memory loss.

Difficult questions a person with dementia might ask and how to respond Asking for a partner, friend or relative who has died. If they are asking for a partner, relative or friend who has died, ...

Supporting a person who is experiencing time-shifting. As with delusions, pointing out mistakes to a person with dementia who is time-shifted can be very upsetting.Often you won’t often be able to ...

Research in high-collision or high-impact sports, mostly boxing and American football, has linked multiple mild head injuries, such as concussion, to a condition called chronic traumatic ...

Society isn’t listening to people with dementia – but we are. Turning Up the Volume: unheard voices of people with dementia is a report containing the findings from Alzheimer’s Society’s largest-ever ...

Find out why possible links between contact sports and dementia must be balanced against the benefits of physical exercise on the brain. Please note - This information reflects the evidence at the ...

Severe head injury (of any cause) is an established risk factor for dementia. For example, a recent study of nearly 200,000 US veterans suggested that there was a 60% increase in the risk for ...

If you use an Alzheimer's Society service, or have a family member that does, please read about how we use your personal information. Your personal data is information that identifies you, such as ...

We are formal partners with Think Local Act Personal (TLAP), Coalition for Collaborative Care (C4CC) and NHS England (IPC). We have also created links with groups such as People Hub, Helen Sanderson ...

The word 'dementia' describes a set of symptoms that over time can affect memory, problem-solving, language and behaviour. Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia. Dementia is a group ...

Strength-building activity works your major muscles (legs, back, stomach, shoulders, arms). This helps you to do everyday tasks. This type of activity also helps you to control the level of sugars in ...

In the middle stage of dementia, symptoms become more noticeable and the person will need more support in managing daily life. The person may now need frequent reminders and some help to wash and ...