Real stories Jacqueline’s poem: Dignity in dementia Jacqueline Harrison is the registered manager at a nursing home where many residents are living with dementia. Read her story and poem, ‘Dignity’, written as a reminder for staff to see beyond dementia when providing care. 07 June 2019 11
News Over 60 MPs support Alzheimer’s Society’s call for new £2.4bn Dementia Fund “As a cross party group of MPs committed to improving support for people with dementia, we are calling for concerted government action to tackle the dementia care crisis.”
Real stories 'My grandfather's condition drastically worsened, and I was completely unprepared for it' 16 year old Anders was inspired to write a poem during a visit to his grandfather's care home. Poetry helped Anders to deal with the pain he felt as he watched his grandfather struggling to communicate. 23 April 2019 6
Information 'Lift the lid' on sex and intimacy in care homes: workshop in a box An innovation project about sex and intimacy in care homes led by Alzheimer's Society. It shows that people with more advanced dementia can still share their experiences, through innovation and empathy.
Research A landMARQUE study of agitation and dementia Shirley Nurock, a Research Network volunteer, shares her experience of caring for a loved one with agitation, and the latest from the MARQUE research project. 27 March 2019 0
Information ‘Don’t see dementia, see me’ – Free resource to help support people receiving care ‘This is me’ is a free leaflet that can be used to record important details about a person, such as their likes and dislikes. It helps more people with dementia receive personalised care while they are in hospital, a care home, or under the care of health and social care professionals. 18 March 2019 4
Research Namaste care: research update Malayka Rahman-Amin, Research Translation Manager at Alzheimer's Society, tells us about a therapy for people with advanced dementia, and how her role supports researchers to make a real-world impact. 07 March 2019 0
News The Care Quality Commission is calling for people to speak up about their experiences of care – Alzheimer’s Society comment The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is calling for people to speak up about their experiences of care, as new research shows that almost 7 million people in England who accessed health or social care services in the last five years have had concerns about their care, but never raised them.
Advice Your answers: After the move Talking Point members share advice about adjusting after a person with dementia moves into a care home. 31 January 2019 11
News Government must rethink proposals on liberty safeguarding for people with dementia Alzheimer’s Society has today signed a joint charity letter raising our concerns about new proposals by the Government to reform the liberty safeguarding system in England and Wales.
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.
Real stories Bed-bound for months: Frances and Ben's story Ben, who was living with mixed dementia, was bed-bound for months following poor care. His wife, Frances, share their story and calls for the Government to Fix Dementia Care.
