Dementia
Your guide to understanding dementia diagnosis and support.
Dementia as an umbrella term
Dementia is a broad ‘umbrella’ term to describe a person's changes in memory, thinking or reasoning. There are many possible causes of dementia including Alzheimer's disease which is the most common cause of dementia. For more information or if you wish to discuss...
What is dementia – factsheet
This factsheet provides key information about dementia, its symptoms and causes, and how it can be diagnosed. It also describes key types of dementia. What is dementia? Dementia is a term used to describe a set of symptoms linked with progressive neurological (brain)...
What is dementia
Dementia is a term used to describe a set of symptoms linked with progressive neurological (brain) disorders which may include memory loss, difficulties with thinking, problem-solving or language. Some of these symptoms might be small to start off with, but as...
Dementia definition
Dementia is a term used to describe a set of symptoms linked with progressive neurological (brain) disorders, which may include memory loss, difficulties with thinking, problem-solving or language. Some of these symptoms might be small to start off with, but as...
Council tax reduction for someone with dementia
Did you know that people living with dementia may be entitled to a council tax reduction or council tax exemption? If your neighbour, friend or loved one is living with dementia and is still paying council tax the following may provide you the information you need to...
Vascular Dementia
What is Vascular Dementia? Vascular dementia is the second most common type of dementia, with only Alzheimer's affecting more people. Currently, there are about 150,000 people in the UK living with vascular dementia. Vascular dementia occurs when the brain is damaged...
Dementia Diagnosis and Next Steps
If your loved one received a dementia diagnosis, you will have a myriad of thoughts running through your head. These will range from emotional feelings such as shock, anger and worry for the future to more practical considerations such as sorting out your loved one’s...
Dementia Garden
Enjoying your garden when living with dementia It is perfectly possible to continue to enjoy your garden whilst living with dementia. In fact gardens may become even more positive and more important as your journey progresses. Gardens are great for people living with...
Memory Loss Test
How do you test for memory loss? Testing for memory loss is becoming more and more important. Families and friends and even individuals themselves now want to know if they should be worried. Losing your memory is a real worry today and this article may be able to...
An Introduction to Dementia
An introduction to dementia We all know that the population is aging and that more and more older people now live with dementia. If you work in health care there is a good chance you already know a fair amount about dementia. However, if you are a loved one of...