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Making your home safe includes reducing the risk of fires, making your kitchen and appliances safe and taking care when preparing meals.
Depression is common in people with dementia. Having depression can make it much harder to live as well as possible with dementia. It can also worsen problems with memory and thinking.
DiADeM is a tool to support GPs in diagnosing dementia for people living with advanced dementia in a care home setting.
Working at Alzheimer's Society, you'll make a real difference to people's lives. Add to that our attractive rewards and benefits package and you’ll understand why there has never been a better time to ...
There are ways to make it easier for people with dementia to manage their money. This includes staying protected from financial scams.
The most important part of sex and intimacy is consent. A diagnosis of dementia does not mean that someone automatically lacks the ability to consent to sex and intimacy. However, they may have the ...
Dementia can affect a person's sexual behaviour, sometimes meaning they are less or more interested in sex. Partners of a person with dementia may also feel differently about sex and intimacy. Find ...
Organising and going on holiday without extra support can be difficult for people living with a disability like dementia. But taking time away from home can be just as important to them. There are ...
Patient and public involvement (PPI) is the philosophy that research is carried out ‘with’ or ‘by’ members of the public rather than ‘to’, ‘about’ or ‘for’ them.
If a person with dementia is grieving, it’s important to support them. Read our tips on helping them grieve, as well as advice if they're asking for the person who has died.
Val Horncastle, who had Alzheimer’s disease, came up with the idea for the ‘Memory Calendar’ with her husband Keith. We hear how a calendar designed to help one person is benefiting many others.