Medical emergency admissions for dementia increase by 35 per cent
A lack of social care is being blamed for the increase in the number of people with dementia admitted to hospital as a medical emergency, as figures are released by the NHS.
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Under the lens of Alzheimer’s disease
Receiving a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s or another dementia poses a plethora of questions, and Alzheimer’s Research UK is working tirelessly to fund research and work with people directly impacted to provide answers. Most importantly, finding a cure. As we enter a new decade, it’s never looked more positive.
Alzheimer’s Society calls for overhaul of dementia care with new campaign
The Alzheimer’s Society has launched a new campaign to improve dementia care and ensure patients have to spend less of their own money on care.
Hospital creates replica bus stop in waiting room for dementia patients
Going to Accident and Emergency (A&E) in the hospital is a scary experience. For people living with symptoms of dementia it could even be traumatising. Now, one hospital has built a replica bus stop in their A&E waiting room to calm anxious dementia patients.
Making memories with Music Mirrors
We all have that one song that fills us with joy, and transports us back in time. Music and sound can have a powerful impact on us, and it has become the latest technique used to care for those living with dementia.
It’s Time for a Cuppa with Dementia UK
Make time for a brew with Dementia UK as part of their ten-year celebration of Time for a Cuppa – supporting specialist dementia nurses.
Blood test could discover Alzheimer’s a decade before symptoms begin
Scientists have said that a blood test could detect Alzheimer’s over a decade before symptoms begin to show.
World Alzheimer’s Day
September is World Alzheimer’s Month, and today (21 September) is World Alzheimer’s Day. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia in the UK,…
Vitalise calls for more support for dementia carers
Adequate respite is essential for carers’ ability to cope, finds disability charity’s own research The national disability charity Vitalise has thrown its weight behind the…
Student Audio Design Sparks Memories
Residents at Bupa’s Balcarres Care Home in Dundee have played a key role in developing an audio invention that could benefit millions of people with…
Vitalise keeps up response to dementia crisis
Disability charity continues innovative respite provision for couples coping with Alzheimer’s and dementia National disability charity Vitalise is keeping up its commitment to continue supporting…
Scientists identify molecular trigger for Alzheimer’s disease
New research establishes nature of malfunction in protein molecules that can lead to onset of dementia. Researchers have pinpointed a catalytic trigger for the onset…