Dementia and geriatric medicine specialists writing in the British Medical Journal say that two thirds of over-80s could be diagnosed with dementia in future because doctors are subjecting older people to unnecessary tests and treatments. Writing in the BMJ, the… read more »
‘Reminiscence pods’ designed to help people with dementia have been popping up in hospitals across Wales, according to the Western Mail (September 8). The pods – like the one at Llandough Hospital in Cardiff, pictured above – come fitted out… read more »
Research has estimated that more than a million families have been forced to sell their homes over the last five years to help meet the cost of residential care. The estimated figure is based on a polling carried by ICM… read more »
Older people’s risk of suffering from dementia is decreasing, new research published in the Lancet has found. The study, carried out by Cambridge University researchers in three areas of England compares dementia rates in people born 20 years apart. Based… read more »
Doctors in England are to push for dramatically improved dementia diagnosis rates which currently mean that more than half of people with the disease do not have a diagnosis. Figures show that currently only 350,000 of an estimated 670,000 living… read more »
GPS locators are being used to help people with dementia in Chichester whose carers and partners are worried about them going missing and having accidents. Chichester District Council runs the Chichester Careline which monitors the ‘MindMe’ locating devices worn by… read more »
More than 60% of people who have Alzheimer’s say they feel anxious or depressed and just over a third say they’ve lost friends since being diagnosed with the disease, according to a new report published by the Alzheimer’s Society on… read more »
According to research published in medical journal The Lancet today (March 5) the number of Britons dying from dementia and Alzheimer’s has soared over the past two decades. The two conditions (dementia and Alzheimer’s) are now the 10th most common… read more »
A new report by the Alzheimer’s Society published today (February 26) reveals that record numbers of people in care homes have either dementia or severe memory problems. It says that 80 per cent of care home residents – more than… read more »
A free dementia care conference has been organised by CFW in collaboration with the 1,000 Lives Programme. ‘Dementia Care in Wales Today’ will take place on March 26 in Venue Cymru, Llandudno. Key note speakers at the conference will include… read more »