Dementia

Baroness Sally Greengross OBE made headlines in April when she called on doctors to take the revolutionary step of prescribing music for patients living with dementia. Greengross, who has been…

In this article, I want to focus on how carers can achieve the best possible outcomes for individuals living with dementia and all other forms of cognitive impairment by using…

This article, the third in a series of four, explores how carers and activity providers can achieve and maintain a sense of wellbeing for individuals living with moderate dementia. In…

This article, the second in a series of four, looks at how carers and activity providers can achieve and maintain a sense of wellbeing for individuals living with moderate to…

In this article I want to focus on how carers and activity providers can deliver a sense of emotional well-being to individuals living with dementia and all other forms of…

“The real voyage of discovery consists, not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes” Marcel Proust. It is a quote that resonates with many of us, but particularly with…

There are currently 850,000 people in the UK with dementia. However, the Alzheimer’s Society forecasts that by 2040, some 1.6 million could be living with the condition. While researchers are…

“Dementia robs millions of people of their memories, independence and dignity… The world is failing people with dementia, and that hurts all of us…” This was just one of the…