Category: Dementia
Over half of people putting off dementia diagnosis, says Alzheimer’s Society
56% of people put off seeking a dementia diagnosis for up to a year or more, with one in three saying they think dementia and memory problems is just 'a part of the ageing process', an...
Vulnerable patients suffering due to poor hospital discharge, says Ombudsman report
Patients are being sent home alone, afraid and unable to cope and in some cases without their relatives or carers being told, according to a report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman....
Dementia UK Puckers Up for Red Lippy Day
Today marks Red Lippy Day - a campaign designed to raise funds for specialist dementia nurses, working in partnership with Dementia UK. Jules Osmany, from Northampton, launched #redlippyday in...
Punchdrunk & Magic Me launch new performing arts programme
Inter-generational arts provider Magic Me has teamed up with Punchdrunk Enrichment to launch a new performing arts programme in Greenhive care home in Peckham, South London. The care home,...
Pharmacists in care homes could save NHS £135 million
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society, RPS, has published a report stating that the NHS could save £135 million a year if they introduced a pharmacist into every care home across the UK. The...
Leeds Beckett University evaluate Dementia Diaries project
Researchers at Leeds Beckett University are set to evaluate the Dementia Diaries project established to bring together people’s experiences of living with dementia as a series of audio...
Recognition For Springhill
Accrington-based Springhill Care Group has won a series of awards at a major regional ceremony marking the region’s best carers. Springhill Care provides a wide range of long-term personalised...
Memory complaints in older women signal memory and thinking problems in later life, research suggests
Older women reporting problems with their memory may be at a higher risk of being diagnosed with memory and thinking impairments, including dementia, decades later, a study published in medical...
Withdrawing Alzheimer’s drug early doubles risk of moving to nursing home, says UCL
Research conducted at University College London (UCL) has revealed that withdrawing a commonly prescribed Alzheimer’s disease drug from people in the advanced stages of the disease doubles...
Social care cuts damaging the NHS, says The King’s Fund
The King’s Fund’s latest report has found that budget cuts in local authority social care budgets are placing strain on health services. 88% of NHS trust finance directors and 80% of...
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