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Advice Tag: Advice. Improving the eating experience A good mealtime experience can have a positive impact on a person’s health and wellbeing. Food preparation and the person’s surroundings can be important. Read more
Advice Tag: Advice. Managing overeating and dementia Some people with dementia may eat too much or too often. This page has tips on how to manage these situations. Read more
Advice Tag: Advice. Changes in eating habits and food preference People with dementia can experience changes in how much food they eat and when and what food they prefer. Read more
Advice Tag: Advice. How physical and sensory difficulties can affect eating People with dementia can have physical and sensory difficulties that can affect eating and drinking. This page has information about common problems and tips for managing them. Read more
Advice How I enjoy good food: Cooking and eating to stay well We ask people about how they keep healthy and well, whether they have dementia or not. This time, we hear about the pleasures of growing, cooking and eating food. We ask people about how they keep healthy and well, whether they have dementia or not. This time, we hear about the pleasures of growing, cooking and eating food. ... 31 July 2020
Real stories Life during lockdown: ‘Shopping for food has been critically difficult’ Mike and Tom have been shielding from coronavirus since March but have struggled to access food. As restrictions begin to ease, Mike worries about what Government support will remain so they can access food and other essential items. Mike and Tom have been shielding from coronavirus since March but have struggled to access food. As restrictions begin to ease, Mike worries about what Government support will remain so they can access food and other essential items. ... 02 June 2020 27comments.
Research Accelerate to success Alzheimer’s Society’s new ground-breaking crowdsourcing Accelerator programme aims to inspire and recruit innovations and inventions to help people with dementia to live better. Alzheimer’s Society’s new ground-breaking crowdsourcing Accelerator programme aims to inspire and recruit innovations and inventions to help people with dementia to live better. ... 04 June 2019 0comments.
News Tag: News. Weight gain and loss may worsen dementia risk in older people – Alzheimer’s Society comment Older people who experience significant weight gain or weight loss could be raising their risk of developing dementia, suggests a study from Korea published today in the online journal BMJ Open. Read more
Research Tag: Research. Partnering with Jelly Drops to stop dehydration in dementia Jelly Drops are sweets containing 90 per cent water that can keep people with dementia hydrated. Alzheimer’s Society is partnering with the Jelly Drops team through our Accelerator Programme. Read more
Real stories The benefits of cooking with people living with dementia Enomwoyi lives with her mother who has Alzheimer’s disease. Here, she describes cooking with Mom, keeping the experience positive and adapting her methods as the disease progresses. Enomwoyi lives with her mother who has Alzheimer’s disease. Here, she describes cooking with Mom, keeping the experience positive and adapting her methods as the disease progresses. ... 31 January 2019
Information Tag: Information. How could a speech and language therapist help with swallowing problems? From the April 2015 issue of our magazine, our Ask an expert column looks at how a speech and language therapist can help when a person with dementia has swallowing problems. Read more
News Tag: News. Study finds long-term abstinence and heavy drinking may increase dementia risk A study published in The BMJ today suggests that people who abstain from alcohol or consume more than 14 units a week during middle age (midlife) are at increased risk of developing dementia. Read more
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