Real stories Mike and Angela’s story: ‘I must be with her before it’s too late’ Mike is worried for his wife, Angela, who has Alzheimer's disease. Angela has been declining in her care home because Mike has not been allowed to care for her during coronavirus. He is calling on the Government to let him visit before it’s too late. 10 February 2021 45
News ONS: Proportion of deaths in care homes is the highest ever during the pandemic - Alzheimer's Society comments The Office for National Statistics has published data showing that, for the week of the 23rd-29th January, there were 1,971 deaths due to COVID-19 in care homes, bringing the total to 26,680.
Real stories Rebecca’s story: ‘I need to have some proper contact with my dad in his care home’ Rebecca’s dad, John Carthy, who has dementia, went into a care home at the beginning of the first lockdown. Rebecca worries her dad's dementia will have progressed further by the time she's allowed to help care for him. She explains why she’s signed our urgent letter to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. 09 February 2021 41
Real stories 'Eleven months is a long time when you have severe dementia’ – kept apart from my wife through coronavirus John’s wife, Lesley, is living with dementia in a care home. Because of coronavirus, John has not been able to visit Lesley every day as he would usually do. John explains why he’s signed our urgent letter to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care asking him to set out a clear timetable and process for re-introducing meaningful visits to care homes. 08 February 2021 33
News ONS: Deaths in care homes are the highest ever during the pandemic - Alzheimer's Society comment The Office for National statistics revealed that for the week ending 22 January, there were 1,817 deaths in care homes due to Covid.
News COVID-19 vaccination offered to every eligible care home in England - Alzheimer's Society comment Official figures later today are expected to confirm that the NHS has now offered the Covid-19 vaccine to residents at every eligible care home with older residents across England.
Real stories Meaningful visits: Vital contact for people with dementia in care homes Relatives desperate for close contact are campaigning for people with dementia in care homes to be able to see family and friends safely. 01 February 2021 1
Information Take part in our book group – Read Bringing the inside out from Living Words Read this new collection and tell us what you think about it for our book group. 01 February 2021 0
News Alzheimer's Society responds to latest ONS figures on Covid-19 deaths in care homes The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics revealed that a third of all deaths (35.95%) in care homes this week were due to Covid.
News Alzheimer's Society responds to latest vaccine figures In a press conference today, the Health Secretary said that 78.7% of those aged 80 or older in the UK had received the first dose of the Covid vaccine.
News Alzheimer's Society comments on UK COVID-19 vaccines delivery plan The Government has set out its UK COVID-19 vaccines delivery plan for vaccinating tens of millions of people by spring.
Real stories 'I can now look forward in hope' - A dementia carer's COVID-19 vaccine story Tony's wife, Sheila, has Alzheimer's disease and lives in a care home. He shares his experience of receiving his first dose of the coronavirus vaccination, and a new poem called The Jab. 08 January 2021 16
