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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In a retrospective study of Medicare claims data, researchers found dementia was more frequently diagnosed within one year of a fall compared to other types of injuries. Key takeaways In a ...

A large cohort study of UK adults reveals that consuming flavonoid-rich foods like tea, red wine, and berries is associated with a reduced risk of dementia, particularly among those with high ...

The #20000reasons campaign ran right through 2016, focusing on our 5 priorities for action on dementia to be included in the Programme for Government (Three out of five of the main political parties ...

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 ...

The Herbert Protocol was established in South Yorkshire by Rotherham Dementia Action Alliance and the Society working with local police. Using the protocol, people provide information about a person ...

"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 ...

This includes a higher incidence of depression, dementia, and stroke. The study was conducted by researchers at Yale School of Medicine. They looked at 393,000 individuals. The average age was 51.