It’s such a sad question. ‘How can I communicate with my father, who doesn’t know who I am any more and just sits there, in his
No cure for dementia, so let’s work to prevent it. It was ‘plus ca change plus c’est la meme chose’ at this year’s Alzheimer’s Association International
Inspectors of Plymouth Council’s Quality Mark Assurance (QA) team told our Bethany Home that its Dementia Improvement Plan Review not only ‘passed with flying colours,’
Two decades of research into Alzheimer’s disease have failed to produce any effective therapies and the time has come to change direction, said the director
Last year, twice as many women (41, 283,) died from dementia than men (20,403). Heart disease was still the biggest cause of death for
This morning I was arrested by a newsletter that said, ‘8 ways of feeling younger and fitter.’ Younger and fitter? If you don’t feel fit in
Today the government has published a Dementia ‘atlas’, a map of England showing which areas provide the best care for people with dementia and those
It’s called New Wine, the two week Christian event that takes place at Shepton Mallet each year, but ‘Sparkling Champagne’ might be a better name
They did it! Pilgrims’ Friend Society (PFS) Chief Executive Stephen and Philip Hammersley completed their cycle tour of eight of our housing and care homes
Beating rain, cold, fatigue and hunger, our intrepid cyclists made it yesterday to our care home in East Essex. From Luff House this morning, Manager
A short note from our intrepid cyclists, Stephen and Philip, who are pedalling 440 miles in 4 days to raise money for dementia care said
They’re off! Our Chief Executive Stephen Hammersley and his son Philip are cycling 440 miles between eight of our care homes in the north and
We read things and say to ourselves, ‘I wish I could do something about it…’ Well here’s one of those good chances to really
A news story on BBC 4 this morning about depression in the elderly said new research showed that depression in an elderly person could be an
I didn’t think that there really had been a lady called Eleanor Rigby – the one the Beatles sang about, who ‘died in the church
‘Pick an argument –or read out loud’ said the headline, with a story that suggests that having a vigorous discussion or reading out loud to
It’s good to announce that our latest little book, ‘Caring for an Elderly Parent: When Grandma Came to Stay’ is published today! It’s been written
A study by the Alzheimer’s Society finds that nine out of 10 dementia carers are stressed, anxious or depressed. No shock there, Sherlock. Your average
DEMENTIA: PATHWAYS TO HOPE is officially released today – and this week we heard (the publisher and me) that it is number 11 in the Top 50
Seeing the couple of newspapers I was buying at my local garage this morning, the young man behind the cashtill picked up the tabloid and
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