Lennox D (2023) Creating change for Young Onset Dementia support. Journal of Dementia Care 33(4) 22-23. Debby Lennox of Dementia Forward describes how the charity reinvented local support for younger people with dementia, pioneering a specialist, age-appropriate care and support model that could be shared nationally. Dementia Forward, a North Yorkshire charity, is entering the…...
Jefferies K, Hussey J, Douglas A, Harrison L (2025) A project to increase awareness and opportunities for genetic testing in young onset dementia (YOD). Journal of Dementia Care 33(3) 27-29. Specialist Admiral nurses are well placed to advise people with young onset dementia and their families about genetic testing and the benefits it can bring,…...
Research has shown that people with young onset dementia need advice, support and information to stay independent. Jacqueline Hussey and Gill Stokes report on how a pilot online education course did exactly that. Young onset dementia affects adults under the age of 65 and nationally there are approximately 43,000 affected individuals within this age group…...