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Charities join forces to prevent crisis among military dementia carers

Business Innovation Solutions Strategy Uncategorized by Sarah Clarke on October 16, 2019

Alzheimer’s Society has joined forces with the RAF Association to develop initiatives that will support Armed Forces personnel caring for loved ones from afar.

Care Sector Ball 2019 raises £200,000 for charity

Business Events Funding by Sarah Clarke on October 8, 2019

The second annual Care Sector Fundraising Ball has raised £200,000 for the Alzheimer’s Society and The Care Workers Charity.

Barbara Windsor delivers letter to Downing Street as she calls for dementia care action

Campaigns Funding Innovation by Sarah Clarke on September 3, 2019

Dame Barbara Windsor has delivered a letter to Boris Johnson, calling for instant action on fixing the dementia care crisis.

Care Sector Fundraising Ball set to reach £250,000 target

Business Events Fundraising by Sarah Clarke on August 23, 2019

Over 500 people are expected to attend the event at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London next month.

Dementia accounts for one in 10 deaths in England and Wales, new figures show

Intelligence Studies by Sarah Clarke on August 7, 2019

Last year saw the highest number of deaths caused by dementia for 10 years, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.

Dame Barbara Windsor backs campaign to fix dementia care crisis

Uncategorized by Sarah Clarke on August 6, 2019

The Eastenders actress and her husband, Scott Mitchell, have become ambassadors for Alzheimer's Society.

A third of people with dementia forced to sell their home to cover care costs

Business Finance Funding by Sarah Clarke on July 23, 2019

A poll of more than 1,000 adults found 31% of people living with dementia had to sell their home to provide for their care.

Most MPs believe dementia services are underfunded

Campaigns Compliance Innovation Legislation by Sarah Clarke on June 27, 2019

The majority of MPs also believe dementia care should be mostly or 100% funded by the state, according to an Alzheimer's Society survey.

MPs back Alzheimer’s Society’s call for £2.4bn dementia fund

Campaigns Innovation by Sarah Clarke on May 8, 2019

Sixty-eight cross-party MPs sent a letter to Health Secretary Matt Hancock backing the move of the release of the Fix Dementia Care report.

Rise in people with dementia rushed to A&E ‘with nowhere else to turn’

Reports Research by Sarah Clarke on April 8, 2019

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These often avoidable stays in hospital can be harmful to a person with dementia, Alzheimer's Society warns.

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