The scheme is jointly funded by Bristol Water, Wessex Water and the Bristol Dementia Action Alliance. It was launched in 2015 by Insp Stuart King in response to the amount of time he was spending ...

INTERNATIONAL Day of Older Persons, which is observed annually on Oct 1, was special this year because we witnessed the launch of the much-awaited National Dementia Action Plan (NDAP) alongside ...

Some evidence suggests melatonin may help improve sleep-wake cycles, sundowning symptoms, and cognitive performance in people with dementia, but more research is necessary. Melatonin is a hormone ...

21, is a global initiative aimed at raising awareness of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia ... Alzheimer’s Alliance of Smith County helped spread awareness of this upcoming ...

Avon and Somerset Police’s pioneering Dementia Safeguarding Scheme has been awarded the prestigious ‘Gold Level’ accolade by the Bristol Dementia Action Alliance (BDAA) at their annual awards ceremony ...

People with dementia are more likely to have suicidal thoughts but are not necessarily more likely to attempt or die by suicide than the general population, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

It took 19 years for the symptoms to emerge. Tom Beyrer, who served for six months as a police officer at Ground Zero following the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center, was 65 when his ...

In the months after my partner, Alex, was diagnosed with dementia in 2019, more than one person advised me to “save” myself. What they meant was that I should move Alex into an assisted-living ...

"We need a national dementia action plan to help have a clear vision for the future around policy, around the services and support that are going to be needed and are needed now for the growing ...

Nearly half of all dementia cases could be delayed or prevented altogether by addressing 14 possible risk factors, including vision loss and high cholesterol. That is the key finding of a new ...

The Alzheimer’s Alliance of Smith County hosted its 11th annual Butterfly Luncheon to raise money and awareness of Alzheimer’s and dementia. Organizers of the event said 4,500 people are dealing with ...