NHS hospitals using vintage makeovers to help dementia patients
NHS hospitals are stepping back in time with vintage makeovers to help dementia patients cope with stress and anxiety.
Dementia
Poll suggests two-thirds of people think dementia is normal part of ageing
Two-thirds of people think dementia is a normal part of ageing rather than a medical condition, a survey suggests.
Dame Barbara Windsor urges people to sign dementia letter to Prime Minister
Dame Barbara Windsor has called on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to “sort out” dementia care as she prepares to make a rare public appearance – delivering an open letter to 10 Downing Street.
Edinburgh Fringe performers take show based around a family’s life with dementia to local care homes
Cast members from a musical comedy at this year's Edinburgh Fringe have visited local care homes to put on special performances.
Dementia Dog project launches fundraising campaign to help save lifeline pets
Pet dogs are easing the lives of Scots living with dementia but now the groundbreaking project has launched a fundraising campaign to secure its survival.
Donkey treat takes dementia patient Brenda on trip down memory lane
A 71-year-old care home resident was given the opportunity to visit her favourite animals when she was treated to a donkey walk.
More than one in 10 registered deaths in 2018 due to dementia and Alzheimer’s
Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease accounted for more than a tenth of the registered deaths in England and Wales in 2018, new figures show.
Music and dementia charity Playlist for Life receives £1.6m of National Lottery funding
The UK’s leading music and dementia charity, Playlist for Life, is celebrating after being awarded £1.6 million in National Lottery funding.
Woman with dementia battered by thug at roadside cafe
A woman with dementia has told how she was brutally attacked by a man at a roadside cafe and left with a broken eye socket despite wearing a badge saying “I have Alzheimer’s please be patient”.
People with dementia ‘have spent almost £15bn of their own money’
People with dementia have spent almost £15 billion of their own money in the last two years waiting for Government care reforms, a charity has claimed.
Stroking pets and joining choirs ‘helps dementia patients’
Stroking a pet could improve the well-being of people with dementia, health officials say.