Latest Press releases

Free personal care for older people in their own home

18 November 2009

Alzheimer’s Society has today welcomed the recognition of people with dementia in the Queen’s speech and called for dementia to be a priority for all political parties.

Poor dementia care in hospitals costing lives and hundreds of millions

17 November 2009

People with dementia are staying far longer in hospital than people without the condition who go in for the same treatment at a cost of hundreds of millions of pounds to the NHS.

Review calls for action on dangerous use of antipsychotic drugs for dementia

12 November 2009

An independent review has today (Thursday, 12 November 2009) found that an estimated 150, 000 people with dementia in the UK are being inappropriately prescribed antipsychotic drugs.

Alzheimer’s Society comment on the link between muscle strength and Alzheimer’s

10 November 2009

Lack of muscle strength could be one of the early signs of dementia according to a study published today (Monday, 9 November 2009) in Archives of Neurology.