New polling published by Alzheimer’s Society reveals strong public backing for urgent government action on dementia, with ...

Delusions (or strongly held false beliefs) are a common symptom for a person with dementia. They can take the form of paranoia, which makes the person feel threatened, even if there is no or little ...

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 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 ...

Prefer this information in print? Order 'Paying for care and support in NI' by post for free or view the PDF to download a copy. Paying for a care home can be expensive, but you may be eligible to ...

Social prescribing is used in health and social care, where people can live better by improving social and environmental aspects of their lives. Social prescribing has been found to benefit people ...

What is the documentary about? We’ve worked with Channel 4 on a documentary called Anna Richardson: Love, Loss and Dementia to show how and why dementia is the nation’s forgotten crisis. In a bid to ...

Sometimes doctors make a medical decision that if a person's breathing or heart stops, there should be no attempt to resuscitate them. It is important to understand what this decision is based on and ...

It is well known that children can take after their parents – for example, in the way they look. This is partly because many of the key characteristics of a person are passed down from parents to ...

Val Horncastle, 73, has always had a busy life but as her Alzheimer's progressed she found it increasingly difficult to recall what she was meant to be doing or even what day it was. Her husband Keith ...

Does hearing loss increase the risk of dementia? People who develop hearing problems during mid-life (aged 40–65) may have an increased risk of developing dementia. However, whether or not someone ...

In 2012, after many memory tests and finally a CT scan, my dear mum was diagnosed with mixed dementia. She passed away in 2021, but I’m forever grateful for the many creative moments we shared through ...