Moving more may reduce dementia risk

Jan 16, 2019 | News

Moving more in old age may protect brain from dementia – Alzheimer’s Society comments.  A study by Rush University Medical Centre, published today in Neurology, suggests that older adults who move more than average – either in the...

Eight essential facts for dementia carers

Jan 11, 2019 | Advice

Are you getting all of the financial help and support you’re entitled to? Is your loved one having regular health checks? These and more essential facts for dementia carers are explained here… Monitoring the general health of the person with dementia is...

Eight things to understand about dementia

Jan 4, 2019 | About Dementia, Advice

A person with dementia may not recognise people they know or struggle to identify objects when their sight is perfectly fine. This is because their brain has to interpret and process what they see. My mum confused her purse with her television remote control and...

Six important facts about dementia

Jan 1, 2019 | About Dementia, Advice

Dementia affects more than just memory. A person’s mood and emotional wellbeing can be affected. A person with dementia can experience sudden changes in mood and may be happy one moment, angry or even tearful, seemingly for no reason, the next. Random mood swings can...

The later stages of dementia

Dec 30, 2018 | About Dementia, Advice

If you have noticed that your loved one has recently deteriorated – maybe they have lost the ability to speak clearly, their mobility is very limited, and they may be living in the past, they may be approaching the later stages of the condition. It’s understandable...