Care Transition From Hospital To Home Returning home from the hospital can be stressful for the older adult for many reasons. In most cases, the patient has been 100 percent dependent on hospital staff and the shift to life at home with less help can be cause for anxiety. While it is a relief …
Every Action Counts World Cancer Day is a truly global event. In order to achieve our objective of reaching as much of the world’s population as possible, we need your help. Whether you do something as large as running your own World Cancer Day campaign, or as simple as sharing our template messages amongst your …
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What is a young carer? https://youtu.be/_0ITUA5mlmE A young carer is the name given to someone under the age of 18 who has to look after a family member who is physically or mentally ill, disabled or has problems with the way they use drugs or alcohol. Young carers don’t get paid for this responsibility. If …
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About Dementia Friends Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Friends programme is the biggest ever initiative to change people’s perceptions of dementia. It aims to transform the way the nation thinks, acts and talks about the condition. Whether you attend a face-to-face Information Session or watch the online video, Dementia Friends is about learning more about dementia and …
BREAKING NEWS Following comments received from Champions on items in the last Newsletter, The National Dignity Council is pleased to announce. The Childrens’ Challenge Competition extended Because of the numbers of people who have indicated an interest in entering this challenge. We are extending the closing date to the 29th February 2016. So if you …
64 per cent of people living with dementia feel isolated following a diagnosis 1 January 2016 42 per cent of public not convinced people with dementia still benefit a lot from seeing loved ones they no longer recognise Fundraising news Volunteer Fundraising Ambassador Workshop Success 26 November 2015 Community Fundraiser delivers a successful workshop for …
New Dementia Friendly Community guidance is published Published 9 July 2015 Guidance for communities to become Dementia Friendly has been published today (Thursday 9 July) by BSI, the UK’s National Standards Body, in conjunction with Alzheimer’s Society and the Department of Health. Currently there are 108 communities working to become dementia friendly, more than five …
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