The Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland’s (the ALLIANCE) Dementia Carer Voices project has reached an important milestone on their ‘You Can Make a Difference’ campaign, gathering 1500 pledges from
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More than twice as many people in the UK develop dementia under the age of 65 than previously thought, according to new figures. More than 42,000 people are suffering from
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The finalists for the six award categories of this year’s Scotland’s Dementia Awards have been announced. Over 90 applications were received for this year’s event and the judging panels have
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Vitamin D deficiency is associated with a substantially increased risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease in older people, according to the most robust study of its kind ever conducted. An
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Provisional figures from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) show 344,000 patients in England had a recorded diagnosis of dementia in 2013-14. This is a rise from 319,000
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A care worker who force-fed and verbally abused a dementia sufferer in an Angus care home has been struck off. An inquiry panel found Christine Spence abused the resident of
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Playlist for Life bases its work on the premise that music is for everyone and that it can be used as a powerful tool to improve the lives of people
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Over the last couple of years, the country’s focus on improving the standard of dementia care has intensified. Partly, I believe, as a response to David Cameron’s Dementia Challenge pledge,
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Purpose – Financial abuse of people with dementia is of rising concern to family carers, the voluntary sector and professionals. Little is known about preventative and early response practice among
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A carer who assaulted an elderly woman with dementia was not prosecuted because it was “not in the public interest”, a former coalition minister has claimed. Richard Benyon MP said
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