Consultation on the use of the ‘dementia’ category in care homes in Wales http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JZWHZMW Currently in Wales, the Care and Social Services Inspectorate (CSSIW), the regulating body for adult social care, requires a care home to have gained registration within… read more »
A Scottish hospital has been severely criticised over the care of an 80-year-old woman with dementia. The woman was admitted to a hospital ward with a chest infection which meant she had difficulty swallowing. Before her death, she was given… read more »
A report by the Old People’s Commissioner in Wales, Ruth Marks, has hit out at the "shocking" care some elderly patients with dementia receive in Welsh hospitals. Ruth Marks said: "The treatment of too many older people in Wales is… read more »
Britain faces a “dementia catastrophe†unless Alzheimer’s is tackled with the same ‘aggression’ deployed in the fight against Aids, charities have warned today (Feb 9). A million people in Britain will suffer some form of dementia within two decades yet… read more »
The home support given to people with dementia and their carers is an "absolute travesty", a charity says. The Alzheimer’s Society study – based on feedback from carers, health workers and patients – said the problem was causing unnecessary admissions… read more »
Hundreds of thousands of people with Alzheimer’s disease who have been denied medical treatment could soon be given access to life-changing drugs on the NHS, says the Alzheimer’s Society. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has ruled… read more »
The number of people with dementia globally is estimated to nearly double every 20 years, according to a report released today (September 21) for World Alzheimer’s Day. The World Alzheimer Report 2010, by Alzheimer’s Disease International, estimates there are an… read more »
Published 27 July 2010 The UK ranks 11th out of 14 countries for dementia drug use rates according to a report published by the Department of Health today (Tuesday 27 July, 2010). The paper ‘Extent and causes of international variations… read more »
Dementia services in Wales are to receive an extra £1.5 million a year to extend and develop provision, Health Minister Edwina Hart has announced today, Monday 12 July 2010 This will fund an additional dedicated dementia clinical post in every… read more »
TV presenter and actor Tony Robinson Blackadder and Channel 4’s Time Team will head up an exclusive care sector event in Cardiff on July 12. Shaping Up for Change, being held at Cardiff City Stadium, will bring together care sector… read more »