Key reports, handy tools and other downloads

Alzheimer's Society produces reports, briefings and other helpful tools as part of our work as a campaigning organisation. We also regularly carry out surveys to inform our campaigning work. You can find and download these documents using the links below.

Our Reports

• My life until the end: Dying well with dementia This report exposes the choices and options that exist in the UK and addresses the key issues that dementia presents at the end of life.
• Dementia 2012- A national challenge. This report describes how well people are living with dementia in 2012 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It is the first of what will be annual reports charting progress and action on dementia.
• Home from home report. This report is part of our Putting care right campaign and looks into the care that people with dementia receive in care homes.
• Counting the cost report. This report is part of our Putting care right campaign and looks into the care and support that people with dementia receive on hospital wards.
• Support. Stay. Save. Care and support of people with dementia in their own homes. This report is part of our Putting care right campaign and looks into the care and support that people receive when living at home.
• My name is not dementia. This report looks into quality of life indicators for people with dementia.
• Dementia UK. Our dementia UK report looks at the social and economic impact of dementia on the UK.
• Dementia: out of the shadows. This report is about the impact that stigma can have on the lives of people with dementia.
• The Dementia Tax 2008 - Charging people with dementia for inadequate care: The evidence for change. This report looks into the types of care that people with dementia receive and the amount that they pay for care.
• The Dementia Tax 2011 - A further survey with over 3,700 people with dementia and carers in 2011 asked for people's experiences and views in relation to insurance for social care. It found that just three per cent of people with dementia have long term care insurance.
• Dementia - What every commissioner needs to know. This report provides guidance for commissioners on delivering the National Dementia Strategy for England
• Public awareness of dementia - What every commissioner needs to know. This report provides evidence about the need for local awareness raising for commissioners.
• More information for commissioners.
• Short changed - Protecting people with dementia from financial abuse. This report presents new evidence about the issues that people with dementia and carers face when managing their money, and recommends ways to protect them from financial abuse.
• Getting personal- making personal budgets work for people with dementia. This report presents evidence on the benefits and challenges of using person budgets and direct payments, as described by people with dementia and their carers.
• Home truths- housing services and support for people with dementia. This report presents evidence on experiences and views of people with dementia and carers about housing and housing services.
  

All Party Parliamentary Group reports

• Unlocking diagnosis - The key to improving the lives of people with dementia  This report makes recommendations to increase the number of people with a diagnosis in the UK.
• The £20 billion question - Inquiry into improving lives through cost effective dementia services  The report found that cost effective dementia services could play a key role in supporting health and social care services deliver savings required of them by the government.
• Always a last resort - Inquiry into the prescription of antipsychotic drugs to people with dementia living in care homes. This report looks into the overuse of antipsychotic drugs.
• A misspent opportunity. This report examines the progress made towards the implementation of the National Dementia Strategy for England.
• Prepared to care - Challenging the dementia skills gap. This report looks into the level of training received by care home staff.

Other reports and information that you may be interested in

• National Dementia Strategy for England
• More information about the Dementia plan for Wales
• More information about the Dementia strategy for Northern Ireland
• Find out more about the Alzheimer's Society response to consultations.

Helpful tools