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Real stories The dementia care postcode lottery must end Martyn Colebourne in Leicestershire says that regional differences in care are further proof that dementia isn’t prioritised. Martyn Colebourne in Leicestershire says that regional differences in care are further proof that dementia isn’t prioritised. ... 29 May 2025
Information Can people with dementia vote? People with dementia have the same right to vote as everyone else. Here we explain why people with dementia can still vote, and the different ways you can vote if you want to. People with dementia have the same right to vote as everyone else. Here we explain why people with dementia can still vote, and the different ways you can vote if you want to. ... 23 April 2025
Information How much does dementia care cost? The total cost of dementia in the UK is £42 billion. It is estimated that 63% of these costs are shouldered by people with dementia and their families. The cost of dementia in the UK is set to rise to £90 billion a year by 2040 unless action is taken. The total cost of dementia in the UK is £42 billion. It is estimated that 63% of these costs are shouldered by people with dementia and their families. The cost of dementia in the UK is set to rise to £90 billion a year by 2040 unless action is taken. ... 25 February 2025
Info Page Tag: Info Page. Reducing dementia's impact on health and social care through early diagnosis and treatment Our two latest reports look at the impact of dementia on health care and show that early dementia diagnosis and treatment could create thousands of pounds of savings per person. Read more
Info Page Tag: Info Page. What are the costs of dementia diagnosis and care in the UK? The current cost of dementia to the UK is forecast to be £42 billion in 2024, rising to £90 billion in 2040. Even though the number of people with dementia is growing, we are not investing enough in early diagnosis and face higher overall costs as a result. Read more
Real stories Nabila wants better dementia care following her mother’s experiences Nabila Zulfiqar’s late mother had many appalling hospital and care home experiences. Nabila Zulfiqar’s late mother had many appalling hospital and care home experiences. ... 28 March 2023
News Tag: News. Alzheimer’s Society open letter urges Downing Street to act on dementia now Today our ambassadors delivered an open letter, backed by 36,000 members of the public, demanding that the UK Government makes dementia a priority. Read more
News Tag: News. Families living with dementia deserve better - Alzheimer's Society responds to the Care Quality Commission's State of Care report The Care Quality Commissions (CQC)'s annual assessment of the state of health and social care in England launches Friday 21 October 2022, looking at quality of care over the past year. Read more
News Tag: News. Funding for social care to solve crisis ‘won’t scratch the surface', warns dementia charity Alzheimer’s Society calls for long-term people plan for social care, as BBC report reveals how workforce crisis is letting people with dementia down. Read more
Real stories As a nurse and social worker I learned the care system inside out. Now I'm calling for urgent change Before she was diagnosed with young-onset dementia, Julie Hayden worked as both a nurse and a social worker. Julie's career didn't prepare her for her own diagnosis, but she explains how she learned the flaws in our 'fractured' dementia care system. Before she was diagnosed with young-onset dementia, Julie Hayden worked as both a nurse and a social worker. Julie's career didn't prepare her for her own diagnosis, but she explains how she learned the flaws in our 'fractured' dementia care system. ... 15 September 2022
News Tag: News. We urge amendment to cost of care cap as plans benefit just one in five people with dementia Alzheimer's Society backs a Health and Care Bill amendment calling for means-tested payments for those with fewer assets to count towards £86,000 cap. Read more
News Tag: News. Government publish Adult Social Care Reform White Paper - Alzheimer’s Society responds Minister for Care Gillian Keegan MP has announced the publication of the Government’s White Paper on adult social care, named ‘People at the Heart of Care’ - putting forward their long-term proposals for adult social care reform. Read more
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