Archive for the ‘Dementia’ Category

Many people in Britain are more afraid of dementia than cancer, heart attacks or death, according to a survey carried out by the Alzheimer’s Research Trust. Sir Terry Pratchett, patron of the charity, has now called for dementia to be given the same level of public attention as that given to Aids in the 1980s. [...]

THE shocking lack of care for many people with dementia in Britain is exposed in a major new survey carried out by the Alzheimer’s Society. It reveals that a quarter of a million people with dementia are being let down by care and support that fails to meet their needs. The sub-standard care means that [...]

AN AWARD-winning project pioneered at a Stoke health centre could set the benchmark for dementia care in the UK. Health trusts throughout England and Scotland are interested in taking up the innovative scheme which could save billions of pounds in health care costs. GP Dr Ian Greaves has already won a major enterprise award for [...]

A flagship care facility being developed in Southport promises to be one of the most advanced dementia care resources in the UK.   The first phase of the £5 million 60-bed Birch Abbey complex – which will serve the whole of Merseyside – has just been completed. Birch Abbey will have eight recreational rooms and bistros, [...]

2009 will be remembered as the year when most of us become aware of dementia – and the vast numbers who are and will be affected by it.