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Japan's pioneering care for dementia and Alzheimer's disease has respect at its heart. Not only that, but the country also pays for it in an equitable way.
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Our workplace benefits
Our workplace benefits .Alzheimer’s Society is built on a shared purpose, and so that’s why make sure we celebrate, support and recognise the people who make a change every day.
Government must rethink proposals on liberty safeguarding for people with dementia
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.
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Volunteering FAQs
Volunteering FAQs .Got a question about volunteering with Alzheimer's Society? Contact us or look for an answer below.
Equipped to care: Training care home staff to meet the needs of people with dementia
Equipped to care: Training care home staff to meet the needs of people with dementia .From the April/May issue of Dementia together magazine, we sit in on a specialist training day for care home staff.
Our experience with NHS Continuing Healthcare funding: Peter's dementia story
Our experience with NHS Continuing Healthcare funding: Peter's dementia story .Peter's story is a memorial for his beloved wife, Pauline, who passed away in 2016. Following his experience with NHS Continuing Healthcare funding (NHS CHC), Peter is determined to share his advice on applying for continuing healthcare funding to help others in similar situations.
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Risk factors for Alzheimer's disease
Risk factors for Alzheimer's disease .There are many different things that can increase a person’s chances of getting Alzheimer’s. These are known as ‘risk factors’. Some of these risk factors cannot be changed, but many others can.
Rare types of dementia caused by genetic changes
Rare types of dementia caused by genetic changes .There are some rarer types of dementia that are caused by a single-gene change. These types of dementia can be directly inherited from parent to child.
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Dementia and the Mental Capacity Act 2005
Dementia and the Mental Capacity Act 2005 .People with dementia may lose mental capacity and become unable to make some decisions. The Mental Capacity Act is the law in England and Wales that protects people who lack capacity to make a decision.
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How I accepted my dementia diagnosis and tried to move forward
How I accepted my dementia diagnosis and tried to move forward .Sue Beeson, in Worcestershire, talks about life before her dementia symptoms and how she's determined to stay active and creative since her diagnosis.