Recently in dementia Category

Quick straw poll: Has the delivery of frontline adult social care services remained high on the agenda for your organisation, despite the economic crisis?

A large majority (84%) of social care workers and managers at the Transforming the Adult Social Care Workforce: Putting People First conference in London on Tuesday said yes.

Care minister Phil Hope has announced that the government will be appointing a national clinical lead for dementia.

Speaking at an event discussing the implementation of the government's dementia strategy as part of the NCAS conference in Harrogate this morning, Hope said the post would be advertised soon.

More details are to follow.

By Ruth Smith

Not enough is being done to support the growing number of people with Down's syndrome who have dementia, say campaigners.

by Bronagh Miskelly

Powered exoskeletons to help the elderly garden or climb stairs, robotic assistants and fridges that order the groceries. Not the usual fare for an Adass Spring Seminar, but in among discussion of personalisation, the forthcoming adult Green Paper (June in case you're wondering) and budgets we had a taste of futuristic imagery reminiscent of the Jetsons and other 1950s and 60s future-gazing.

by Daniel Lombard

The national dementia strategy sets out to completely transform the lives of people affected by this debilitating set of illnesses.

For John Suchet, whose wife, Bonnie, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease three years ago, reform cannot come soon enough.

The TV newsreader, 64, spoke openly and movingly on ITV News recently about the irrevocable changes to their lives since she became one of the 700,000 people in the UK with dementia.