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 BBC News | Carey Mulligan supports bid to raise dementia awareness BBC News By Adam Brimelow Health Correspondent, BBC News A poll has suggested more than four out of 10 people know - or have known - someone with dementia. The Yougov survey indicates strong concern about dementia across all ages. It suggests young adults are ... |
 expressandstar.com | Most GPs can't recognise signs of Alzheimer's The Independent Dementia will kill one in three people over 65, but a survey of GPs reveals that almost two-thirds admit they are not properly taught to recognise the signs of it. Only 37 per cent of GPs say they have adequate basic training on dementia, according to ... Two-thirds of GPs unable to recognize signs of Alzheimer's |
 BBC News | Dementia care: Your stories BBC News A woman in Aberdeen has claimed her husband, who had dementia, was given 106 different carers in one year. Jeanette Maitland said the number of different care workers contravened her husband Ken's basic human right to dignity. |
Take time to learn about dementia Columbia Daily Tribune The fact the one item that showed up in my search turned out to be about golf, which has been one of the major constants in Bob's life since he was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, seemed like a good sign to Donna. And it could be that positive ... |
 New York Times | With Dementia, Stepping Outside for Fresh Air Can Mean Going Astray New York Times They are among the dozens of elderly New York City residents who, in various stages of dementia, disappear into a city that, long home, is now strange to them. Their disappearances prompt no small turnout of police officers and a rush to broadcast a ... |
Old films bring back the memories WalesOnline Archive films are being used to help people with dementia and other memory disorders in a new project. Films housed at the Yorkshire Film Archive (YFA) have been carefully selected for the "Memory Bank" initiative in collaboration with experts from Age ... |
Protecting Ontario seniors from abuse in nursing homes Toronto Star A growing number of seniors have dementia and properly caring for them and, in some cases, protecting other residents from their behaviour is already a considerable problem for nursing homes. So it's particularly welcome that Matthews has said she'll ... |
 PsychCentral.com | Most Dementia Patients Die at Home, Not in Nursing Home PsychCentral.com By Traci Pedersen Associate News Editor Individuals with dementia are more likely to be living at home when they pass away rather than in a nursing home, according to new research from the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University. Many People With Dementia Die at Home |
 Sydney Morning Herald | Veterans may be at risk for early dementia Tucson Citizen 16, 2012, under USA TODAY News A generation of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans exposed to explosions may be at risk for early-onset dementia, according to a new study that looked at the autopsied brains of four former combat servicemembers and four ... Study links vets to brain disease seen in athletes |
 BBC News | Severe dementia care: Homes try new approach BBC News By Adam Brimelow Health correspondent, BBC News Researchers say there is a lack of evidence on how to provide the best care for patients with advanced dementia who are terminally ill. This week a group of leading health charities wrote to the prime ... |
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