Archive for the ‘Dementia’ Category

Hospital wards inspired by days gone by could bring hope to dementia sufferers

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

A hospital has set up a number of 1950′s style rooms in a bid to help dementia sufferers remember lost memories. The portable rooms which are approximately 5m by 3m feature retro style wallpaper, furniture, and even newspapers containing authentic fifties headlines. In addition, patients are also played familiar songs from years gone by and read more »

Preventing dementia – is it really possible?

Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

We have always known that prevention is better than a cure, so now a team of dementia experts have set out to do just that – spot the signs of the disease and treat them before the symptoms begin to set in. As the sixth leading cause of death in the UK and with an read more »

The Alzheimer’s Society recommend dementia screening

Tuesday, March 29th, 2011

The Alzheimer’s Society are calling for dementia checks on the NHS when individuals reach 75. According to the Alzheimer’s Society there are 750,000 people in the UK suffering with dementia with many cases going undiagnosed and many individuals not receiving the care they need. In order to combat this growing number and provide better care read more »

New campaign hopes to increase the number of early dementia diagnoses

Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

Care services minister Paul Burstow has recently announced the launch of a new government campaign which hopes to increase awareness of the early symptoms and signs of dementia. According to research and statistics, almost 400,000 individuals in England may not be receiving the proper help they need because they have not yet been officially diagnosed. read more »

Poor dementia care exposed

Tuesday, January 11th, 2011

A national study of over 200 hospitals has revealed poor standards of treatment in the care of people with dementia. Findings included: Just one in five hospitals make sure nurses are told if their patients have been diagnosed with conditions such as Alzheimer’s. Less than half (in an audit of 8,000) of patients living with read more »

Spotting the signs of dementia

Monday, January 10th, 2011

During the Christmas and New Year period you may have spotted some big differences in the behaviour of some older relatives that perhaps you don’t see very often. What we need to ask ourselves is whether these differences are a simple case of old age, or if they are something more serious? Dr Ellie Cannon read more »

Dementia savings must be made, say experts

Tuesday, January 4th, 2011

As it stands, dementia is estimated to cost the UK £20bn a year, a figure which is likely to increase to around £27bn by 2018. A recent inquiry conducted by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia has taken a look into how funds could be spent more effectively in order to try and keep the read more »

Dementia care in hospitals is not good enough, says study

Friday, December 17th, 2010

An audit conducted by the Royal College of Psychiatrists looking into the standards of Dementia care in hospitals across England and Wales, has found that a huge number of patients are not receiving the nutritional and mental health support they should be. According to the report, only one fifth of hospitals had implemented a system read more »

NHS figures do not show the true scale of dementia

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010

According to the Alzheimer’s Society there are more than twice the amount dementia sufferers in the UK than official NHS figures suggest. As it stands many cases go undiagnosed simply because sufferers are reluctant to seek medical help. The most recent NHS statistics show that 249,463 people in England have been diagnosed with dementia by read more »

Dementia care funding needs an overhaul

Wednesday, December 8th, 2010

According to the King’s Fund, many individuals with Alzheimer’s and dementia in England are having their NHS funded care taken away from them whilst in the later stages of their illness. Figures from the Alzheimer’s Research Trust state that there are currently around 820,000 people suffering from dementia in the UK, a number which is read more »