News & Stories

Creating a new resource to support social prescribing in the UK

With the help of so many we have built a new tool to support the care of those living with dementia by social prescribers

Supporting people living with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and their families – Supporting Stuart

Health Psychologist Alison explains how she has supported Stuart and his family to understand and manage life with Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB)

Smita’s and Urvashi’s experience of supporting their mum in hospital

Smita and Urvashi share their difficult experiences of their mum going into hospital.
They explain what happened, how being in hospital has affected their mum’s dementia and suggest ways hospitals might become more dementia aware to better support people living with dementia and their families.

Martin’s story – Living with Posterior Cortical Atrophy (PCA)

Martin shares his experience of living with a rare form of dementia, how it affects him, and how he continues to live well.

Racheal’s story – Supporting people living with dementia

…the key element of good care for me is kindness, both toward yourself as a human being affected by others’ difficulties and toward the person with dementia and everyone around them

How sport helps Peter keep physically and mentally healthy

I am pleased that professional sport is coming on board and making a difference for people with dementia to enjoy watching sport again.

Maxine’s experience of her dementia diagnosis and planning for her future

In her own words, Maxine shares the story of what her recent diagnosis means to her, and how she plans to live her life going forward

Neil’s story

For many older gay people, life is very challenging, even in these more enlightened times.

How Kendra helped her uncle to understand his dementia diagnosis

Kendra tells us why getting a formal dementia diagnosis was so important to her and her uncle, and how she was able to explain vascular dementia might affect him.

Join us to improve Forward with Dementia

We plan to add a whole new section to the website about support services in the home. This will be for people who receive care at home and people who support people living with dementia and their families at home (social care providers).

Aducanumab (Aduhelm)

Medication update by Prof Henry Brodaty Aducanumab, made by Biogen and sold as Aduhelm, is one of...

Time Capsule buried in UCL as part of Dementia Action Week

An Iceland plastic carrier bag, a Covid-19 vaccine vial and a piece of stainless steel have been...

National Dementia Action Week May 2022

The Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Action Week campaign takes place from the 16th to the 22nd May...

Drinking enough fluids

Dehydration is associated with a higher risk of ill health in older people, from having an infection, a fall or being admitted to hospital.
5 great bits of advice here from Cini Bhanu at UCL.