News Tag: News. People with dementia being “ignored and neglected” warns charity as new poll shows more than three quarters of MPs believe dementia care is underfunded Majority of MPs believe dementia care should be funded by the state; Alzheimer’s Society calls for £2.4bn Dementia Fund. Read more
Information Tag: Information. Hidden No More: Dementia and disability This 2019 report from the All Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia shines a spotlight on dementia as a disability. It seeks to enable people with dementia to assert their rights to services and for their rights as citizens to be treated fairly and equally. Read more
News Tag: News. MPs warn of crisis in social care as more people suffer from cuts in care – Alzheimer’s Society comment Three out of five politicians say people in their constituencies are suffering because of cuts to social care, with three quarters saying there is a crisis in care in England. Read more
News Tag: News. A lonely future: 120,000 people with dementia living alone, set to double in the next 20 years Six in ten people with dementia say they experience loneliness and isolation. Alzheimer’s Society’s #AskUsAnything launches Dementia Action Week 20-26 May, calling on people to start talking and include people living with dementia Read more
News Tag: News. Damian Green MP sets out plan to fix social care - Alzheimer's Society comment In a new report for the Centre for Policy Studies, the Rt Hon Damian Green MP has put forward a proposal about the future of social care. Read more
News Tag: News. Women are bearing the brunt of the Government’s inaction on social care New findings from Age UK show that hundreds of thousands of people, predominantly women, are taking on the majority of social care in the UK. Read more
Real stories Fighting for better: Alzheimer’s Society turns 40 As we mark 40 years of the Society, we speak to the campaigners working to end injustice for everyone affected by dementia. As we mark 40 years of the Society, we speak to the campaigners working to end injustice for everyone affected by dementia. ... 31 January 2019
Information Tag: Information. All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Dementia is a cross-party group made up of MPs and Peers with an interest in dementia, Read more
Information Telling tales: Sharing real-life experiences of dementia makes a real difference Our Stories Manager, Tim Randall, explains how your stories help us to raise awareness and funds, and to campaign for change. Our Stories Manager, Tim Randall, explains how your stories help us to raise awareness and funds, and to campaign for change. ... 30 November 2018
News Tag: News. £650m for social care in budget - Alzheimer's Society reaction Alzheimer's Society have responded to the news that there will be an extra £650m available for social care. Read more
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Support us Tag: Support us. Dementia – the true cost: Fixing the care crisis Our 2018 investigation paints a bleak picture of the state of dementia care. Read more