Real stories Sandra’s story: ‘In just two months, nearly all of Mum’s savings had been spent on her dementia care’ When Sandra’s mum’s application for NHS Continuing Healthcare was turned down, she had to use her life savings to fund her own care. Read their story, and why we need a Dementia Fund to fix this unfair system. 08 May 2019 44
Support us Fix Dementia Care The system of support for people living with dementia is unfair, unsustainable and needs an urgent overhaul. Help us make sure that people with dementia are able to access the care they deserve, when they need it.
News Four Seasons Health Care goes into administration - Alzheimer's Society responds Four Seasons Health Care, one of Britain's largest care home companies, has gone into administration. The group cares for 17,000 residents and employs 22,000 people.
News A&E visits on the rise for people with dementia - Alzheimer's Society comments More people with dementia than ever are being rushed to hospital A&E departments for support and then staying in hospital for a short time, according to new statistics.
News Women are bearing the brunt of the Government’s inaction on social care New findings from Age UK show that hundreds of thousands of people, predominantly women, are taking on the majority of social care in the UK.
News Theresa May warned over plans for £100,000 cap on care costs - Alzheimer's Society comment The Prime Minister has been warned by her Health Secretary that plans for a £100,000 care cap will cost billions and lead to significant tax rises, it was reported today.
News Government launches adult social care recruitment drive - Alzheimer's Society comment The Government has launched a recruitment campaign to try to plug a hole of 110,000 vacancies in the social care workforce.
Real stories Fighting for better: Alzheimer’s Society turns 40 As we mark 40 years of the Society, we speak to the campaigners working to end injustice for everyone affected by dementia. 31 January 2019 0
Information Fix dementia care: It’s more important than ever to join our campaign Katie Bennett, our Campaigns Manager, shares why it’s more important than ever to join our Fix Dementia Care campaign. 31 January 2019 0
Information Championing the voices of people affected by dementia in Parliament and beyond – part 2 This year, we need to keep pushing forward, to make sure that the issues faced by the 850,000 people in the UK with dementia and their families cannot be ignored. Here is a look at our campaign plans in 2019. 16 January 2019 9
Information Championing the voices of people affected by dementia in Parliament and beyond As 2019 gets underway, our National Campaigns team will be working harder than ever to push forward dementia as a priority in Parliament. In the first of a two part update we round-up our campaigns work in 2018 16 January 2019 11
Real stories Denial of access to GP services - Tracey and Jean's story Jean, who had vascular dementia, struggled to get access to an out-of-hours GP at the weekend. Here her daughter shares their story.
