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World Alzheimer’s Month amplifies voices

September is World Alzheimer’s Month, an international awareness campaign that takes place every year, with 21st September designated as World Alzheimer’s Day. Led by Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), the annual campaign was devised to bring everyone together to raise awareness of dementia and to try to breakdown the stigma and tackle the discrimination that...

World Alzheimer’s Month promotes proactive approach

September is World Alzheimer’s Month, and this year the theme is all about tackling the disease through a proactive approach to reduce risk factors. The international campaign, which takes place every September, aims to unite people across the globe to raise awareness of Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia and break down the...

Push to improve dementia diagnosis rates

Its Dementia Action Week in the UK, and this year the Alzheimer’s Society are encouraging families to seek a timely dementia diagnosis. It comes as dementia diagnosis rates have stagnated in the UK, meaning many people are facing the illness alone without access to support and treatment. The national charity believes many people may...

New scheme launched for care home visits

A new scheme to enable people to safely visit their loved ones in care homes is to be trialled in England. The pilot scheme will allow a family member or friend to regularly visit a care home resident providing they follow the same rules laid out for staff regarding weekly testing and wearing PPE....