Tag Archives: Dementia Friends Programme

Plans for Meeting the Dementia Challenge by 2020 (DHSC)

Posted on February 24, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia 2020 (2015) involved over 50 commitments for making England the best place in the world for dementia care, research and public dementia awareness in general. Feedback was subsequently collected, during 2018, concerning developments … Continue reading →

Signs of Dementia or Depression Often First Detected at Christmas? NHS England)

Posted on December 25, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Professor Alistair Burns, NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Dementia and Older Peoples’ Mental Health, has again written briefly about the role of family and friends in identifying early signs of dementia or depression when meeting older people / … Continue reading →

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Online Information: Resource Archive For Dementia Care (NCCMH / RCP)

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health’s Dementia Care Pathway contains an under-stated appendix entitled “Other helpful web-based resources”. This undiscovered gem is worthy of mention by itself alone. It comprises links to documents, websites and resources grouped beneath … Continue reading →

Research Towards a World Without Dementia: Marking World Alzheimer’s Day / World Alzheimer’s Month 2017 (Alzheimer’s Disease International / Department of Health)

Posted on September 23, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Information is available from Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) concerning World Alzheimer’s Month (September) and World Alzheimer’s Day 2017, which was on September 21st 2017. The theme for this year’s World Alzheimer’s Month campaign is again “Remember Me”. The UK … Continue reading →

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Dementia Awareness Week (2017): United Against Dementia (Alzheimer’s Society)

Posted on May 13, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Dementia Awareness Week, this year, falls between May 14th – 20th 2016. Full Text Link Reference Dementia Awareness Week. [Online]: Alzheimer’s Society, May 2017.

Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Charitable Bodies, Mental Health, National, Northern Ireland, Quick Insights, Scotland, UK, Universal Interest, Wales | Tagged Ageing Policy in the UK, Ageing Population, Alzheimer Scotland, Awareness and Understanding, Awareness Campaigns, Awareness Raising, Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease: Leading Cause of Death in 2015, Dementia as Cause of Death, Dementia Awareness, Dementia Awareness Raising, Dementia Awareness Week, Dementia Awareness Week (2017), Dementia Friends, Dementia Friends Programme, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Fair Access to Care Services, Financial Planning, Leading Causes of Death for Males (2015), Living Well with Dementia, Means Test, Meera Syal: Let's Unite Now Against Dementia (Dementia Awareness Week 2017), Modelling the Costs of Dementia, Myths and Misconceptions About Dementia, National Dementia Awareness Week, National Dementia Helpline, Paying for Care, Paying for Care and Support, Paying for Long-Term Care, Personal Finances, Reducing Stigma | Leave a comment

Dementia-Friendly Housing Charter (Housing LIN / Housing and Care 21 / Alzheimer’s Society)

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Research indicates that 85% of people wish to stay at home as long as possible after a dementia diagnosis. Currently a third of people would not know where to find information on making their homes more dementia-friendly. The Dementia-Friendly … Continue reading →

United Against Dementia: Re-Branding For a New Age (Alzheimer’s Society)

Posted on January 27, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Alzheimer’s Society has announced plans for an organisational self-rebranding. “Our ambition is to reach every person who has a diagnosis and wants our help; to change the conversation on dementia and mainstream the rights of those affected by … Continue reading →

Tag Archives: Dementia Friends Programme

Research Towards a World Without Dementia: Marking World Alzheimer’s Day / World Alzheimer’s Month 2017 (Alzheimer’s Disease International / Department of Health)

Dementia Awareness Week (2017): United Against Dementia (Alzheimer’s Society)

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