Alzheimer's Society and Bupa unite to improve lives of people with dementia

The document was officially signed today by Mark Ellerby, Managing Director of Bupa Care Services and Neil Hunt, Chief Executive of Alzheimer's Society.

Mark Ellerby, Managing Director, Bupa Care Services said,

'As the leaders in care for people living with dementia, our aim is to provide the best possible quality of life to all our residents. This partnership with the Alzheimer's Society is a positive step and will help the Society to put more of its research into practice - and that's good news for all our residents and their families.'

Neil Hunt, Chief Executive, Alzheimer's Society said,

'One in three people over 65 will die with dementia, the aim of this partnership with Bupa is to jointly seek new, beneficial initiatives for people with dementia and their carers.

As the leaders in the fight against dementia Alzheimer's Society is committed to a vision of a radically improved world for people with dementia but we can't do this alone, this partnership with Bupa will offer opportunities to learn, raise the bar in dementia care, and take this vision forward.'

Bupa Care Homes is the largest provider of specialist care for people with dementia.  Closer working with the Alzheimer's Society will help deliver best practice through the introduction of essential integrated programmes and the two organisations plan to develop several major new projects together. The first initiative has already taken place with the launch of the Dementia Champions programme across 130 specialist Bupa care homes.

Alzheimer's Society is also the nominated charity for the Bupa Great Run Series helping to raise a target of £1million in 2009 towards fighting the disease.