Old wave pensioner
A 100-year-old dementia sufferer brims with delight as she goes for a swim – for the first time in 35 YEARS. Great-grandmother Sadie Knight thought she would never go for a dip again after givin ...
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A safe sensory home
Home is where you feel at home and are treated well (Dalai Lama) People living with dementia often fare best in surroundings that are familiar to them. The home environment can provide a sense of secu ...
Over half of people fear dementia diagnosis, 62% think it means “life is over”
Alzheimer’s Society launches Dementia Awareness Week, 15-21 May Over half (56%) of people are putting off seeking a dementia diagnosis for up to a year or more, a study carried out by Alzheimer’s Soc ...
Dementia researchers tell their story on BBC’s Horizon
Researchers from the University of Exeter will appear on BBC Two’s flagship science strand Horizon this week [8pm on Wednesday May 11] to talk about a form of therapy which is yielding promising resul ...