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DiADeM is a tool to support GPs in diagnosing dementia for people living with advanced dementia in a care home setting. It has been developed by the Yorkshire and Humber Dementia Strategic Clinical ...
If you use an Alzheimer's Society service, or have a family member that does, please read about how we use your personal information. Your personal data is information that identifies you, such as ...
We've created nine Living with dementia booklets written for people with dementia. Read the booklet about keeping safe at home. Keeping safe at home is one of nine booklets that have been written for ...
If a person with dementia is grieving, it’s important to support them. Read our tips on helping them grieve, as well as advice if they're asking for the person who has died. A person with dementia may ...
From the August/September 2015 issue of our magazine, public awareness of dementia is improving, yet people's understanding about rarer forms of dementia often remains poor. Luke Bishop talks to a man ...
Find out what we're calling for in regards to contact sports and head injuries in relation to dementia risk. Please note - This information reflects the evidence at the time of the roundtable in April ...
From the February 2015 issue of our magazine, Janet Baylis, Manager of the Society's Dementia Knowledge Centre, reviews an uplifting collection of accounts written by people with dementia. We'd love ...
Liz Cunningham is 52 and lives in Belfast. She was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s when she was 48-years-old. Find out why she's calling on the Government to take action on dementia in Northern ...
Read more about how the arts can help people living with dementia. James Pickett, Head of Research at Alzheimer's Society, discusses how the arts can help people living with dementia. Art and culture ...
From the February 2015 issue of our magazine, Martina Kane, Senior Policy Officer, reports on how the Society has been working to influence England's new Care Act and how people can continue to affect ...
From the February / March 2017 issue of our magazine, we hear from a carer who became a volunteer after receiving Society support When Glenn Cousins and his wife, Maureen, found out she had ...
If you’re worried about symptoms that may be dementia, start by talking to your GP. Your GP will carry out an initial assessment. It will help you if you know what to expect and how you can have a ...