Protein tangles linked with dementia seen in patients’ brains after single head injury 

Sep 6, 2019 | Blog, News

Protein tangles linked with dementia seen for the first time in patients’ brains after a single head injury, according to Alzheimer’s Society.  Scientists have visualised for the first time protein ‘tangles’ associated with dementia in the brains of patients who...

Elderly should consider residential care before a ‘health crisis’

Sep 5, 2019 | Blog, News

Elderly people would feel more in control of their lives if they thought about a future move to assisted accommodation or residential care before health problems force them to. This is according to new research from the University of East Anglia and the University of...

Dame Barbara Windsor and Scott Mitchell stand with Alzheimer’s Society

Sep 2, 2019 | Blog, News

Dame Barbara Windsor and Scott Mitchell stand with Alzheimer’s Society at No.10 to demand dementia care reform.  Dame Barbara Windsor and her husband Scott Mitchell as well as Alzheimer’s Society CEO Jeremy Hughes and Director of Policy Sally Copley met with...

Talking to a person with dementia

May 19, 2019 | Advice

Dementia Action Week takes place on 20-26 May and is a campaign by Alzheimer’s Society to show that everyone can take action by starting a conversation with a person living with dementia. I have to be honest. I’m not big on ‘health days’ and awareness weeks in...

Dementia and bereavement

Apr 26, 2019 | About Dementia

When it comes to looking after a person with dementia, I have always felt there are three main issues you have to come to terms with. Firstly, you have to make sure your loved one is safe and well in the present. You also have to think about the future and what care...