Dementia patients should be treated within community, says expert
More people with dementia need to be treated in the community and allowed to die at home, an expert has claimed. The number of people with the condition is expected
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Dementia Centre announce 2014 dates for facilitator training
The Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) in Stirling has announced details of its nationally recognised programme to train one of your staff members as a facilitator. The facilitator then delivers
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Half of people with dementia suffer malnutrition, new report
A new report released today reveals that under nutrition is a major problem among people with dementia, and highlights the importance of nutrition in dementia care. Under nutrition can occur
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Pontyberem becomes a Dementia friendly community
Residents of Pontyberem are playing their part in shaping services for people with dementia. The small Gwendraeth Valley village has been officially recognised as Carmarthenshire’s first Dementia Friendly and Supportive
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New dementia nursing home in Powys to create 70 jobs
Up to 70 full-time jobs could be created by a £5m project to build a nursing dementia care home on the site of a pub in Newtown in Powys. County
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Dementia Champions from Scotland’s social service workforce graduate
Eighteen Dementia Champions from social service settings received their graduation certificates from the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) Convenor Professor James McGoldrick. This year’s graduates will join a network of
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Shetlands dementia services set for major revamp
A major effort to transform Shetland into a dementia friendly community over the next three years has received enthusiastic backing from local councillors. The Shetland News reported that Shetland Islands
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Plan to build home for people with dementia
Belfast Central Mission (BCM) is planning to build a Dementia and Nursing Care Home in Millisle. BCM will submit a planning application in the next few weeks for the project
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20 ways we can adapt to be more dementia-friendly
In the UK, there will soon be a million of us with dementia. Today, we publish a set of case studies illustrating how we can adapt to a dramatically changing
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Carers Trust & RCN launch new dementia care guidelines
A new guide launched in Parliament yesterday, outlines how to improve the care for dementia sufferers. The Triangle of Care promotes the inclusion of carers – those said to know
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