Alzheimer Scotland has published a ‘Wintering Well’ top tips booklet. The booklet features information and advice on staying well and safe during the winter season.
You can download the booklet here: https://www.alzscot.org/sites/default/files/2024-12/Wintering%20Well%20Top%20Tips.pdf
Carers UK has launched their 2024 State of Caring Survey. The survey is only for unpaid carers (or former unpaid carers) who are looking after a disabled, older or seriously ill relative or friend. The survey covers issues and areas that carers have said are important to them, and takes around 20-30 minutes to complete. …
Lifestyle coaching could help to slow cognitive decline in people with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study which found that a coaching regime that included computerised brain exercises could provide more cognitive benefit than Alzheimer’s drugs. Published online in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, research by the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) in Seattle…
Sport United Against Dementia is a new initiative from Alzheimer’s Society to ensure people with dementia can keep enjoying live sport at venues across England. Among these venues is Wembley Stadium and in a blog on the Society’s website Tom Benoist talks about his role as a member of the supporter care team for the…
Care employers are joining forces to provide employment opportunities and care support for refugees arriving from Ukraine. The National Care Forum (NCF) and Care Provider Alliance have assembled a range of partners across the public, not-for-profit and private sectors who are also looking at how they can help through the Homes for Ukrainians scheme. “Like…
September is World Alzheimer’s Month and the campaign theme this year will be “Never too early, never too late,” underscoring the importance of identifying risk factors and reducing risk in order to delay or prevent the onset of dementia. Organisers Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) said, with the global numbers of people with dementia expected to…
UK dementia charities Alzheimer’s Society, Dementia UK, Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK Dementia Research Institute and Alzheimer Scotland have collaborated to create ‘Dementia: a manifesto’. The coalition’s manifesto calls on the next UK Government to make dementia a key priority, with actions to prevent, diagnose, support, care and research. You can read the manifesto here: https://www.dementiauk.org/wp-content/uploads/dementia-uk-dementia-coalition-manifesto-2024.pdf