Going into a care home can make elderly residents give up on life. A lack of mental stimulation often causes apathy which can lead to premature death. The charity Age UK says some care ...
Improving the lives of residents in care homes through the Opera. This is the goal pursued in England by the Six Characters project. An initiative that has led to dozens of care homes, dementia ...
The“reminiscence room” is the new frontier for treating Alzheimer’s. In an old people’s home in Manchester, UK, there is a familiar space offered to residents with Alzehimer’s, where they can take a trip back in ...
Dementia cases are set to soar by nearly two thirds within the next 25 years. In a studi published in the British Medical Journal, researchers forecast that more than 1.2million people will be living ...
Expired medicines, lack of qualified care personnel, and overall mistreatment. o qThese is description of only a few of the conditions that characterize one third of the retirement homes in England. The alarm was launched ...
There is a new app that helps rearrange the interiors of homes belonging to individuals with Alzheimer’s. Simple improvements that can significantly improve the quality of life of this population, and enable them to live ...
"Individuals are not their disease, but represent the extraordinary life that they have lived". These are the words of Jorg Roth, who, with his wife, created My Life Films. A British organization that produces ...
Homeware that makes life easier for dementia sufferers and their carers is being sold on the high street for the first time. The 14 Unforgettable products – available in 59 Lloyds Pharmacy stores in ...
Nurses with dementia should be allowed to continue treating patients. Royal College of Nursing claims the move would set an example to society. They could be moved into roles involving less technical tasks such ...
Playing active videogames with grandchildren is a valid help to prevent Alzheimer’s disease. A truth coming from the University of Manchester, who carried out a study on a large sample of over 60. Results ...
