How to get help and support with dementia care

How to get help and support with dementia care

Ensure you and your loved one get the practical help and support you need. Here’s a quick guide to the help you may be entitled to receive. Getting help and support as a carer is essential, but where do you start, and who can help you? Here are some sources of help...
Making an Advance Decision

Making an Advance Decision

If your loved one has recently been diagnosed with dementia, it’s worth talking to them about making an advance decision. Also known as an advance directive, an advance decision is a legally binding document that outlines which medical treatments the person with...
Dementia Help partners with DementiaNet

Dementia Help partners with DementiaNet

Teaming up to offer enhanced support to dementia carers and those living with a diagnosis of dementia Press Release – for immediate release: 14th August 2024 Dementia Help magazine, a leading consumer publication for family carers, has teamed up with...
Is it OK for a person with dementia to drink alcohol?

Is it OK for a person with dementia to drink alcohol?

Should you give your loved one a glass of wine if they ask for it? Or is alcohol unwise for a person with dementia? It’s a complex subject, as it depends on the individual and their medication, says Christina Collison. Here’s what you need to know… If you’re...
Dementia Help Wins Prestigious Social Care Award

Dementia Help Wins Prestigious Social Care Award

Dementia Help has been honoured with the Most Trusted Dementia Support Platform 2024 – UK at the Global Health & Pharma’s Social Care Awards 2024. This prestigious award recognises the incredible work done in the social care sector and highlights the true...
Tony Christie records a new single for charity

Tony Christie records a new single for charity

Singer Tony Christie, who was diagnosed with dementia in January, remains positive about his future and has even recorded a charity single to raise awareness The song Thank You for Being a Friend – re-recorded by singing legend Tony Christie, who announced in January...