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Counselling helped me to accept my dementia diagnosis After my diagnosis, my GP referred me for counselling. As this was my ...

People with dementia often carry out the same activity, make the same gesture, say the same thing, make the same noise or ask the same question over and over. Repetition may be because of memory loss.

Difficult questions a person with dementia might ask and how to respond Asking for a partner, friend or relative who has died. If they are asking for a partner, relative or friend who has died, ...

The specialist will ask you to complete tests similar to those you have already done at your GP surgery. The specialist will see how you answer different types of questions, for example: using your ...

What is sundowning? Sometimes you might see changes in the person’s behaviour in the later afternoon or towards the end of the day. During this time the person may become intensely distressed, ...

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Society isn’t listening to people with dementia – but we are. Turning Up the Volume: unheard voices of people with dementia is a report containing the findings from Alzheimer’s Society’s largest-ever ...

Find out why possible links between contact sports and dementia must be balanced against the benefits of physical exercise on the brain. Please note - This information reflects the evidence at the ...

Severe head injury (of any cause) is an established risk factor for dementia. For example, a recent study of nearly 200,000 US veterans suggested that there was a 60% increase in the risk for ...

We are formal partners with Think Local Act Personal (TLAP), Coalition for Collaborative Care (C4CC) and NHS England (IPC). We have also created links with groups such as People Hub, Helen Sanderson ...

The word 'dementia' describes a set of symptoms that over time can affect memory, problem-solving, language and behaviour. Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia. Dementia is a group ...