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Imagine a city where everyone has dementia...

Submitted by Helping Hands on Thu, 29/03/2012 - 13:36

Imagine an entire city of people with dementia. Sound like a movie? Well it’s not. It’s the United Kingdom in ten years time, when it is predicted that one million people - equivalent to the population of a city the size of Birmingham - will be living with dementia.

Dementia the Global Health Bomb

Submitted by Helping Hands on Wed, 07/03/2012 - 12:41

A leading health expert Professor Peter Piot is calling Dementia a global health bomb, comparing the disease to the AIDS epidemic.

The Alzheimer's Society report

Submitted by Helping Hands on Tue, 16/08/2011 - 10:38

A recent report from the Alzheimer’s Society stated that there are 750,000 people living with dementia in the UK, 2/3 of whom live in their own homes in the community, while 1/3 live in care homes. Dementia costs the UK £20 billion a year, which is set to increase due to the number of people living with dementia.

Living with Alzheimers - A Daughters Story

Submitted by Helping Hands on Wed, 20/04/2011 - 12:35

We have just celebrated mother’s day, so naturally all our thoughts turned to our mums and how best to spend the day making them feel special. Many of us may have cooked a Sunday roast, bought flowers or taken them out for the day?

But what if your mum has alzheimer’s and needs full time care?

Dementia and Alzheimer's Live In Care

The awful realisation that somebody you love is no longer able to fully look after themselves is one of the hardest times in your life. The situation is often made worse by the lack of information that exists about how best to care for your loved ones, meaning that your first point of call is often the local residential care home.

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