An ‘inspirational’ mother-of-two is on a personal mission to smash fundraising targets and challenge social stereotypes after being diagnosed with dementia at the age of 39.
New research, which brings together the views of the world’s leading experts, has concluded that non-drug approaches should be prioritised in treating agitation in people with Alzheimer’s Disease.
A study published in The BMJ today suggests that people who abstain from alcohol or consume more than 14 units a week during middle age (midlife) are at increased risk of developing dementia.
The Local Government Association (LGA) today launches a nationwide consultation to kick-start a desperately-needed debate on how to pay for adult social care and rescue the services caring for older and disabled people from collapse.