Dementia was the leading cause of death in the UK in 2024. We’re using this statistic (the latest available) to raise awareness of the scale of the challenge of dementia. Our research shows, whilst ...

As well as following our main Twitter account (@alzheimerssoc) and Facebook page, you can also follow social media accounts based in your local area. You'll get more information about local events and ...

Tips from people with dementia on how they like to use surveys in different ways including face-to-face, video, paper, telephone and online. We identified these tips from desktop research, our survey ...

This application and the webpage (the “Dementia Directory”) contains information about services (“Information”) provided to Alzheimer’s Society by other organisations (“Information Providers”) for the ...

Alzheimer's Society is one of the charity partners for the new RUNFEST race series in Kew Gardens. Choose your distance and help us beat dementia.

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Devices that use GPS to locate a person may be useful. They could help your husband to continue walking about the neighbourhood while still being as safe as possible. There are a number of ...

Prefer this information in print? Order 'The progression and stages of dementia' by post for free or view the PDF to download a copy. In the middle stage of dementia, symptoms become more noticeable ...

Rhymes and engaging illustrations to help start conversations and relieve anxieties about someone close who may have dementia. Aimed at four- to 10-year-olds. My Grandma Has Dementia, by Alex ...

This World Alzheimer’s Month, we have published new data revealing that people living with undiagnosed dementia attend A&E three times more than those without the condition, accounting for more than ...

Amyloid is a protein that is found in our brains and bodies, but in Alzheimer’s disease, amyloid sticks together and forms different sized clumps that later become plaques in the brain. Amyloid is ...

Older adults who regularly take part in word and number puzzles have sharper brains, according to the largest online study to date. The more regularly adults aged 50 and over played puzzles such as ...